Horticulture of Nutmeg: Germination, Propagation and Cultivation

Authors

  • Bob W.N.J. Ursem Botanic Garden of Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Julianalaan 67, NL-2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands.
  • Winarko Boesrie Botanic Garden of Delft University of Technology
  • Erwin Kluver Botanic Garden of Delft University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2014.28

Abstract

The living collection of plants in the nutmeg family, Myristicaceae, has been increasing at the Botanic Garden of Delft University of Technology (Delft BG) since 2001. Horticultural and research staff there have been exploring the horticultural requirements, molecular structure and chemical composition of these plants since then. This paper comments on the historical importance
of this family and the processes required to acquire live plant material. In recent years the significance of the mycorrhizal associations formed by the family and the consequences for their cultivation have been identified and these are described here along with the most effective methods of propagation as identified by staff at Delft BG.

Author Biographies

  • Bob W.N.J. Ursem, Botanic Garden of Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Julianalaan 67, NL-2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands.

    Director of Science

  • Winarko Boesrie, Botanic Garden of Delft University of Technology
    Glasshouse Horticulturist
  • Erwin Kluver, Botanic Garden of Delft University of Technology
    Head Gardener

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Published

2014-10-29

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No. 12 (2014)

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Horticulture of Nutmeg: Germination, Propagation and Cultivation. (2014). Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, 12, 129-138. https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2014.28