Health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Trees are very important element in the construction of garden and landscape area. The health status of trees in urban park has not been studied compared to roadside trees. This research was conducted to access the health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A random s...

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Main Authors: Badrulhisham, Norainiratna, Mariapan, Manohar, Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29169/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29169/1/29169.pdf
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author Badrulhisham, Norainiratna
Mariapan, Manohar
Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
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Mariapan, Manohar
Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
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description Trees are very important element in the construction of garden and landscape area. The health status of trees in urban park has not been studied compared to roadside trees. This research was conducted to access the health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A random sample selection of trees assessed in Titiwangsa Recreational Park for health status using Tree Health form as the primary instrument. The results showed that trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park were in fair (63.1%) to good (30.4%) health status. Only less than 6.6% with poor (6.3%) and dead tree (0.2%) indicates that most of the trees in study area suffered from many structural and mechanical damage, poor crown health and have poor vigor.
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spelling upm-291692016-04-25T02:56:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29169/ Health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Badrulhisham, Norainiratna Mariapan, Manohar Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan Trees are very important element in the construction of garden and landscape area. The health status of trees in urban park has not been studied compared to roadside trees. This research was conducted to access the health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A random sample selection of trees assessed in Titiwangsa Recreational Park for health status using Tree Health form as the primary instrument. The results showed that trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park were in fair (63.1%) to good (30.4%) health status. Only less than 6.6% with poor (6.3%) and dead tree (0.2%) indicates that most of the trees in study area suffered from many structural and mechanical damage, poor crown health and have poor vigor. Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2013-12 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29169/1/29169.pdf Badrulhisham, Norainiratna and Mariapan, Manohar and Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan (2013) Health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 8 (2). pp. 191-196. ISSN 1823-8556 http://jssm.umt.edu.my/?page_id=132
spellingShingle Badrulhisham, Norainiratna
Mariapan, Manohar
Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
Health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title Health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full Health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_fullStr Health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_short Health of trees in Titiwangsa Recreational Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_sort health of trees in titiwangsa recreational park, kuala lumpur, malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29169/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29169/1/29169.pdf