Over time, as the battle between the tree and the fungus rages, the heartwood is saturated with this fragrant resin and becomes dense and dark. Now it is known as Agarwood, and has been highly ...

sinensis seedlings. They analyzed the composition of the volatile ... which are blocked by vegetation.” Agarwood trees are highly overexploited by humans for the resinous agarwood they produce in ...

First-grade agarwood can cost as much as $100,000 per kilogram, making it one of the most expensive raw materials in the world. But for this tree to produce any agarwood, it must first become ...

Scientist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree stump. It is one of over a dozen trees illegally cut for the valuable ...

Kynam is derived from Agarwood trees, which are mainly found in the forests of Southeast Asia, including China, Japan, India, and parts of the Middle East. In India, the extremely rare Kaynam ...

Agarwood, also known as gaharu in Malaysia, is a fragrant dark resinous wood formed in the heart of the tree trunk that is used in the production of incense, perfume and other consumer products.