Wood Specific Gravity of Trees in Hot Semi-Arid Zone of India:Diversity among Species and Relationship between Stem and Branches
| Autor: | A. K. Shukla, A. Keerthika, R K Bhatt, Dipak Kumar Gupta, M. B. Noor Mohamed, B. L. Jangid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Multidisciplinary Accurate estimation Tree allometry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Biology 01 natural sciences Arid Linear relationship Botany 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Tree species Arid zone 010606 plant biology & botany Specific gravity |
| Zdroj: | Current Science. 113:1597 |
| ISSN: | 0011-3891 |
| DOI: | 10.18520/cs/v113/i08/1597-1600 |
| Popis: | Wood specific gravity (WSG) is an important parameter in allometric equations for accurate estimation of C-sequestration and other functional properties of a tree. However, WSG of many tree species especially of arid and semi-arid regions is poorly reported. Further, identifying indirect methods for determination of stem WSG from branches may be rapid and relatively easy. The present study determined WSG of stem and branches of 21 tree species in the hot semi-arid region of Western India. Three individual trees from each species were randomly selected and sampled for determination of WSG of stem, primary and secondary branch. WSG varied significantly among the species (F = 42.83, P primary branch > secondary branch in most species. WSG of stem and branches showed linear relationship and branches were found a good predictor of stem WSG (R 2 > 0.83). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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