BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Schumannianthus dichotoma (Family-
Marantaceae), locally known as patipata, is cultivated
in water logged and swampy lands over the
greater part of Bangladesh. Plantations of S.
dichotoma are established using rhizomes
(Mohiuddin and Rashid 1988, Rashid et al. 1993).
Attempts have been made at Bangladesh Forest
Research Institute (BFRI), Chittagong to raise seedlings
of this species from fruits which are available
free of cost as they have no utility. This paper
describes the method of nursery development
from collection of fruits to raising of seedlings in
polybags.
Keora (SonneratiaapetalaBuch.-Ham.faccourds
for almost 95% of the successful mangrove plantations
in the coastal areas of Bangladesh (RIMS
1997). In Chittagong coast, it constitutes 22% of the
plantations. It is not much commercially valuable
species. Moreover, the plantations are severely
infested by a beehole borer, Zeuzera conferta (Baksha
1996). Replacement of S. apetala preferably by
more valuable species that appear at later stages of
succession is needed to ensure sustainability of
the plantations. With this in view, underplanting
trial in the established S. apetala plantations with
different mangrove species was initiated. An interim
report (Siddiqi et al. 1992) shows success and
suitability of underplanting in western coastline
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