This is an Article by Joachim Gratzfeld and Bian Tan written in 2008 about the preservation and cultivation of agarwood! Enjoy! 
http://www.bgci.org/resources/article/0576/
http://www.bgci.org/resources/article/0576/
Articles about Agarwood preservation and cultivation!
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I was doing some reading about agarwood on crop watch and I began to wonder. What would be the outcome if one were to plant different species of agarwood in the Florida Everglades? I am from Florida and spent times fishing in the Everglades and based on what I have been reading on the net the climate seems to be right for the trees to thrive. Of course one would have to deal with the affect the trees would have on native tree species such as the cedar pines we have in abundance in south Florida.
http://www.cropwatch.org/agerintro.htm
http://www.cropwatch.org/agerintro.htm
Agarwood brings hope for the farmers of Malnad India!
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/83958/agarwood-wonder-crop.html
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/83958/agarwood-wonder-crop.html
Habib Chowdry gives hope for the future of agarwood in Laos with a plan set for 2012! Awesome, the future of cultivation is gaining ground amongst oud lovers!
http://www.laoagar.com/about_us.htm
http://www.laoagar.com/about_us.htm
Wow, this is the essay/research I have been waiting to come across, very beneficial. A lot to read through but very informative!
http://www.bracresearch.org/reports/Agarwood_Plantation_BRAC.pdf
http://www.bracresearch.org/reports/Agarwood_Plantation_BRAC.pdf
2 Pages of interesting discussion about Agarwood Cultivation on http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/125900-agarwood/
I borrowed this link from sjh so I hope he doesn't mind. it's for an article about the status of Agarwood and about cultivation and inoculation with chemicals. a very appropriate subject that we were discussing recently.
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Economy/222310/agarwood-industry-seeks-govt-assistance.html
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Economy/222310/agarwood-industry-seeks-govt-assistance.html
An excellent Report, even though it's a bit dated, about status of Agarwood in India. http://www.solidgold2u.com/download/harvest-trade-and-cites-implementation-within-key-aquilaria-india.pdf
A good round up of Gaharu species and where they grow. http://www.gaharuonline.com/gaharu_species.htm
A short research titled "COMPARISON OF CHEMICAL PROFILES OF SELECTED GAHARU OILS FROM PENINSULAR MALAYSIA". http://myais.fsktm.um.edu.my/4053/1/COMPARISON_OF_CHEMICAL_PROFILES_OF_SELECTED_GAHARU.pdf
This is a short clip in Cantonese about Agarwood growing in Hong Kong. Few interesting things to note; in the beginning of the video the collector/ grower thanks his good fortune because he's place was burglarized few weeks earlier and the thieves made away with about $60,000 in furniture and electronic equipment's but somehow they did not touch the wood, some of which is prized at million dollars plus! because they thought it was burning wood he shows different grades including sink grade. He also shows their method of cultivation by "injuring" the tree to start the process of Agarwood in lieu of inoculation. Midway through the video another vendor says that the 3 ways to make sure that the Oud chips are genuine is if you inspect them under a magnifying glass the surface should be porous and not smooth, it should light up or catch on fire quickly and that the smoke color should be white. Midway through the video you see the signs of pouching and illigale cutting in the hills around Hong Kong. the older women says that the you can tell approx. the age of the tree by the size of the trunk in relation to a human hand, 10 years equals (1) palm of the hand, 80 years around (4) palms side by side. towards the end of the video you see the new efforts with young seedlings to reintroduce the Agarwood back to the forest around Hong Kong. Enjoy the Video and sorry that it is in Cantonese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQoVKk2MW4o&feature=player_embedded#!
he shows different grades including sink grade. He also shows their method of cultivation by "injuring" the tree to start the process of Agarwood in lieu of inoculation. Midway through the video another vendor says that the 3 ways to make sure that the Oud chips are genuine is if you inspect them under a magnifying glass the surface should be porous and not smooth, it should light up or catch on fire quickly and that the smoke color should be white. Midway through the video you see the signs of pouching and illigale cutting in the hills around Hong Kong. the older women says that the you can tell approx. the age of the tree by the size of the trunk in relation to a human hand, 10 years equals (1) palm of the hand, 80 years around (4) palms side by side. towards the end of the video you see the new efforts with young seedlings to reintroduce the Agarwood back to the forest around Hong Kong. Enjoy the Video and sorry that it is in Cantonese. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQoVKk2MW4o&feature=player_embedded#!
pictorial information about Aquilaria trees http://www.arkive.org/explore/species?taxonomy=plantae_tracheophyta_magnoliopsida_myrtales_thymelaeaceae_aquilaria