Variation and Relationship of Selected Wood Properties in Planted Kelempayan (Neolamarckia Cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser)

The tall and straight bole of Kelempayan (Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser), a fast-growing indigenous species, has the potential to be used for forest plantation species. This study was carried out to evaluate the inherent properties of the wood. Six planted trees under similar site condit...

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Main Author: Jusoh, Ismail
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 1993
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description The tall and straight bole of Kelempayan (Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser), a fast-growing indigenous species, has the potential to be used for forest plantation species. This study was carried out to evaluate the inherent properties of the wood. Six planted trees under similar site conditions were sampled along their radii and at five different height levels to evaluate the inherent variation of wood and the influence of anatomical properties on its specific gravity (SG) and bending strength. Over all me ans for SG was 0.36, green moisture content 174.83 percent (%), tangential shrinkage 6.46%, radial shrinkage 3.28% and volumetric shrinkage 9.90%. The overall means for modulus of elasticity ( MOE) and modulus of rupture {MOR ) were 7667 and 71 megapascal (MPa) respectively. Vessel comprised 16.69% of wood, ray 11.96% and fibre 71.41%. Fibre length averaged 1.38 millimeter, fibre diameter 35.01 microns, fibre lumen diameter 24.82 microns and fibre wall thickness 5.11 microns. These physical and mechanical properties are similar to many other light hardwoods species, indicating the suitability of wood for general utility timber.
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spelling upm-98982012-07-18T01:21:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9898/ Variation and Relationship of Selected Wood Properties in Planted Kelempayan (Neolamarckia Cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser) Jusoh, Ismail The tall and straight bole of Kelempayan (Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser), a fast-growing indigenous species, has the potential to be used for forest plantation species. This study was carried out to evaluate the inherent properties of the wood. Six planted trees under similar site conditions were sampled along their radii and at five different height levels to evaluate the inherent variation of wood and the influence of anatomical properties on its specific gravity (SG) and bending strength. Over all me ans for SG was 0.36, green moisture content 174.83 percent (%), tangential shrinkage 6.46%, radial shrinkage 3.28% and volumetric shrinkage 9.90%. The overall means for modulus of elasticity ( MOE) and modulus of rupture {MOR ) were 7667 and 71 megapascal (MPa) respectively. Vessel comprised 16.69% of wood, ray 11.96% and fibre 71.41%. Fibre length averaged 1.38 millimeter, fibre diameter 35.01 microns, fibre lumen diameter 24.82 microns and fibre wall thickness 5.11 microns. These physical and mechanical properties are similar to many other light hardwoods species, indicating the suitability of wood for general utility timber. 1993 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9898/1/FH_1993_2_A.pdf Jusoh, Ismail (1993) Variation and Relationship of Selected Wood Properties in Planted Kelempayan (Neolamarckia Cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser). Masters thesis, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Forests and forestry. Wood - Case studies. English
spellingShingle Forests and forestry.
Wood - Case studies.
Jusoh, Ismail
Variation and Relationship of Selected Wood Properties in Planted Kelempayan (Neolamarckia Cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser)
title Variation and Relationship of Selected Wood Properties in Planted Kelempayan (Neolamarckia Cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser)
title_full Variation and Relationship of Selected Wood Properties in Planted Kelempayan (Neolamarckia Cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser)
title_fullStr Variation and Relationship of Selected Wood Properties in Planted Kelempayan (Neolamarckia Cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser)
title_full_unstemmed Variation and Relationship of Selected Wood Properties in Planted Kelempayan (Neolamarckia Cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser)
title_short Variation and Relationship of Selected Wood Properties in Planted Kelempayan (Neolamarckia Cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser)
title_sort variation and relationship of selected wood properties in planted kelempayan (neolamarckia cadamba (roxb.) bosser)
topic Forests and forestry.
Wood - Case studies.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9898/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9898/1/FH_1993_2_A.pdf