Periodicity of Xylem Growth of Four Planted Tree Species from Malaysian Forest

Tree ring analysis is an important aspect in forestry and ecology as it provides information on factors influencing growth rates, wood production and quality, rotation times, and replacement rates before it will be felled and used. Growth rate information from tree ring analysis is useful for ha...

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Main Author: Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat
Format: Thesis
Language:English
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Published: 1995
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9917/1/FH_1995_3_A.pdf
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spelling my-upm-ir.99172011-02-25T01:30:35Z Periodicity of Xylem Growth of Four Planted Tree Species from Malaysian Forest 1995 Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat Tree ring analysis is an important aspect in forestry and ecology as it provides information on factors influencing growth rates, wood production and quality, rotation times, and replacement rates before it will be felled and used. Growth rate information from tree ring analysis is useful for harvesting, plantation planning, sustenance of natural forest, as well as managing timber as a renewable resource. This study was carried out to detennine the periodicity of xylem growth in four selected Malaysian plantation tree species, viz., Hevea brasiliensis (rubberwood) 8-year old, Pinus caribaea (Pine) 10-year old, Shorea /eprosu/a (Meranti Tembaga) 22-year old and Dryoba/anops aromatica (Kapor) 21-year old, through cambium wounding by minute pinning and knife-cutting. Diameter growth increments were measured by a dendrometer band and the climatic data were also collected. After a year, one tree of each species was felled, and the cambial response to wounding measured. The xylem produced subsequent to the cambial response was measured in two different ways, i.e., total radial growth increment (length from the scars to the end of the cambium) and actual radial growth increment (length from the growth zone boundatyl standard line to the scars). Xylem Tree planting - Malaysia 1995 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9917/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9917/1/FH_1995_3_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Xylem Tree planting - Malaysia Faculty of Forestry English
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language English
English
topic Xylem
Tree planting - Malaysia

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Tree planting - Malaysia

Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat
Periodicity of Xylem Growth of Four Planted Tree Species from Malaysian Forest
description Tree ring analysis is an important aspect in forestry and ecology as it provides information on factors influencing growth rates, wood production and quality, rotation times, and replacement rates before it will be felled and used. Growth rate information from tree ring analysis is useful for harvesting, plantation planning, sustenance of natural forest, as well as managing timber as a renewable resource. This study was carried out to detennine the periodicity of xylem growth in four selected Malaysian plantation tree species, viz., Hevea brasiliensis (rubberwood) 8-year old, Pinus caribaea (Pine) 10-year old, Shorea /eprosu/a (Meranti Tembaga) 22-year old and Dryoba/anops aromatica (Kapor) 21-year old, through cambium wounding by minute pinning and knife-cutting. Diameter growth increments were measured by a dendrometer band and the climatic data were also collected. After a year, one tree of each species was felled, and the cambial response to wounding measured. The xylem produced subsequent to the cambial response was measured in two different ways, i.e., total radial growth increment (length from the scars to the end of the cambium) and actual radial growth increment (length from the growth zone boundatyl standard line to the scars).
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat
author_facet Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat
author_sort Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat
title Periodicity of Xylem Growth of Four Planted Tree Species from Malaysian Forest
title_short Periodicity of Xylem Growth of Four Planted Tree Species from Malaysian Forest
title_full Periodicity of Xylem Growth of Four Planted Tree Species from Malaysian Forest
title_fullStr Periodicity of Xylem Growth of Four Planted Tree Species from Malaysian Forest
title_full_unstemmed Periodicity of Xylem Growth of Four Planted Tree Species from Malaysian Forest
title_sort periodicity of xylem growth of four planted tree species from malaysian forest
granting_institution Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
granting_department Faculty of Forestry
publishDate 1995
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9917/1/FH_1995_3_A.pdf
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