活动名称：木艺木趣国际研讨会暨展览会
时间地点：2011年10月21日，印度班加罗尔J N Tata多功能礼堂
演讲嘉宾：H S Ananthapadmanabha
演讲题目：Sandalwood - Fragrance of the World

摘要：There are 16 recognised species of sandalwood in the world; broadly they can be grouped as East Indian sandalwood, Australian sandalwood, Hawaiian sandalwood and sandalwood of the Pacific Islands. Many of these are under the threat of extension due to over exploitation. Some of the countries are taking steps to cultivate using modern techniques to save the species. East Indian sandalwood, Santalum album L., is the queen among the species yielding supreme quality essential oil much required by the perfume and allied industries. India was producing large quantity of sandalwood oil meeting the world demand of over 80 percent during the past decades, but due over exploitation and various other reasons the quantity of production has come down drastically.

Many sandalwood based industries have come up recently in India as well as abroad on its proven importance and sustainable supply of wood and essential oil. Based on the importance of natural sandalwood oil, many countries like, Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Pacific Islands etc. are trying to grow different species of sandalwood to meet global demand; India is not lagging behind in its attempt to grow more sandalwood to bring back the past glory and very soon it may meet demand of both the domestic and international market.

H S Ananthapadmanabha, Sandalwood Consultant, Bangalore, INDIA.