Khaya ivorensis and Endospermum maiaccense as potential species for future reforestation programme

Darns Haji Ahmad, . and Hashim Md. Noor, . and Ab. Rasip Ab. Ghani, . and Lok, E. H. (1991) Khaya ivorensis and Endospermum maiaccense as potential species for future reforestation programme. In: Malaysian forestry and forest products research: proceedings of the conference. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 60-65. ISBN 967-9991-563

Khaya ivorensis was first introduced to Malaysia in the late 1950s. I performed well in the open and the enumeration of total height and diameter of 26-year-old trees were averaged at 26.2 m and 43.6 cm respectively. It flowered regularly and viable seeds were produced in abundance. Endospermum malaccense is a fast¬growing indigenous species and its planting material can be easily mass produced by stem cuttings. Its growth rate was comparable to other fast growing plantation species such as Acacia mangium, Gmelina arborea and Paraserianthes falcataria with the mean annual increment for height and diameter of 1. 9 m and 2.5 cm respectively. This paper highlights the potential of using Khaya ivorensis and Endospermum malaccense for future large scale reforestation programmes.

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Khaya ivorensis was first introduced to Malaysia in the late 1950s. I performed well in the open and the enumeration of total height and diameter of 26-year-old trees were averaged at 26.2 m and 43.6 cm respectively. It flowered regularly and viable seeds were produced in abundance. Endospermum malaccense is a fast¬growing indigenous species and its planting material can be easily mass produced by stem cuttings. Its growth rate was comparable to other fast growing plantation species such as Acacia mangium, Gmelina arborea and Paraserianthes falcataria with the mean annual increment for height and diameter of 1. 9 m and 2.5 cm respectively. This paper highlights the potential of using Khaya ivorensis and Endospermum malaccense for future large scale reforestation programmes.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. SD235 M3M239 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Acacia mangium
AGROVOC Term:	Gmelina arborea
AGROVOC Term:	Paraserianthes falcataria
AGROVOC Term:	forest trees
AGROVOC Term:	reforestation
AGROVOC Term:	reforestation
AGROVOC Term:	forest plantations
AGROVOC Term:	forest managers
AGROVOC Term:	growth rate
AGROVOC Term:	regeneration
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	27 Aug 2025 01:54
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2025 01:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1032

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