Effects of tree spacing and forking on the modification of wood density in a trial plantation of Tachigali vulgaris for energy in Amazonia

Barros-Junior U. O., . and Rosário W. A. S., . and Lima M. D. R., . and Silva M. O. S., . and Patrício E. P. S., . and Gonçalves D. A., . and Bufalino L., . and Protásio T. P., . Effects of tree spacing and forking on the modification of wood density in a trial plantation of Tachigali vulgaris for energy in Amazonia. pp. 11-23. ISSN 0128-1283

The study investigated the intra-stem and inter-stem variations of wood basic density in Tachigali vulgaris influenced by different planting spacing and the occurrence of forking in a trial carried out in Par¡ State Brazil. The experiment was performed in a randomised block design arranged in a split-plot scheme where plot effect was constituted by planting spacing (4.5 6 7.5 9 10.5 and 12.0 m) and forking as the effect of subplot (forked or not forked). The wood basic density increased from narrower to wider planting spacings. The wood basic densities in planting spacings of 9 m (0.517 g cm-) and 12 m (0.529 g cm-) were 16.9 and 19.4 higher compared to the lowest planting spacing of 4.5 m( 0.500 g cm-). Forking reduced wood density by almost 7 and promoted a wider variation within the stem. Forked stems decreased basic density towards the base-top direction. The findings suggested that 87-months-old wood of T. vulgaris is suitable for energy purposes and recommended for the establishment of homogeneous plantations in Brazilian Amazonia.

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Abstract

The study investigated the intra-stem and inter-stem variations of wood basic density in Tachigali vulgaris influenced by different planting spacing and the occurrence of forking in a trial carried out in Par¡ State Brazil. The experiment was performed in a randomised block design arranged in a split-plot scheme where plot effect was constituted by planting spacing (4.5 6 7.5 9 10.5 and 12.0 m) and forking as the effect of subplot (forked or not forked). The wood basic density increased from narrower to wider planting spacings. The wood basic densities in planting spacings of 9 m (0.517 g cm-) and 12 m (0.529 g cm-) were 16.9 and 19.4 higher compared to the lowest planting spacing of 4.5 m( 0.500 g cm-). Forking reduced wood density by almost 7 and promoted a wider variation within the stem. Forked stems decreased basic density towards the base-top direction. The findings suggested that 87-months-old wood of T. vulgaris is suitable for energy purposes and recommended for the establishment of homogeneous plantations in Brazilian Amazonia.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Energy forests
AGROVOC Term:	Amazonia
AGROVOC Term:	Forest trees
AGROVOC Term:	Stems
AGROVOC Term:	Stemwood
AGROVOC Term:	Spacing
AGROVOC Term:	Planting density
AGROVOC Term:	Forest plantations
AGROVOC Term:	Biomass
AGROVOC Term:	Energy use
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10343

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