SBC plant to propagate <b>Sarawak</b> flora - The Borneo Post Online Berita Sarawak - News 2 Sarawak |
| SBC plant to propagate <b>Sarawak</b> flora - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 24 May 2014 11:49 AM PDT KUCHING: The new TK Headhouse and Propagation building at Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) will ensure that our fl oral resources are properly protected, says State Secretary Tan Sri Mohd Morshidi Ghani. "We need to protect our resources to ensure a continuous supply is available for research. Therefore, we have to make sure the knowledge about our plants is kept within us by properly documenting them. "If we don't do that, anyone from anywhere in the world can come and exploit our resources," he told reporters after officiating the building's launch during the SBC Open Day yesterday. Morshidi also pointed out the importance of getting local villagers' involvement in the documentation process. "There are 16 local villages helping to provide knowledge of our plants. These are the group of people who know the plants well, as they are using them for medicine or food. "By setting up such a facility, we will be able to propagate the plants and thus ensuring that the knowledge about them is well protected," he said. SBC acting chief executive offi cer Dr Yeo Tiong Chia said the TK Headhouse and Propagation building took 14 months to complete and is expected to deliver various functions. "There are specific rooms where we conduct different activities in propagating the plants. With the involvement of our local ethnic groups, we are able to identify the useful plants and document the traditional knowledge associated with them," he said. There are three main rooms in the TK Headhouse and Propagation building. The Propagation Room is for plants to be acclimatised to the surrounding humidity and temperature. The Mist Room is used for plant cuttings to promote rooting and also for experimental purposes as the humidity and temperature are controlled. The Fog Room has a controlled environment for plants that require low temperature and high humidity and plants that are usually succulent and difficult to propagate. The two-day SBC Open Day has a host of activities for the public including fun and games, science activities, exhibition and awareness talks.   |
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