Fibre morphology and physical properties of 10-year-old sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) planted from rooted cuttings and seedlings


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Nordahlia A. S., . and Ani S., . and Zaidon A., . and Mohd Hamami S., . Fibre morphology and physical properties of 10-year-old sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) planted from rooted cuttings and seedlings. pp. 222-227. ISSN 0128-1283

Abstract

Fibre morphology and physical properties of 10-year-old sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) planted from rooted cuttings and seedlings were determined and compared. Results obtained would determine the appropriate planting technique of sentang to produce high quality timber. Wood produced from rooted-cutting tree had longer and larger fibres as well as thicker fibre walls compared with wood from seedlings. With regard to shrinkage seedling-planted wood had lower longitudinal and volumetric shrinkages than rooted-cutting wood. However the radial and tangential shrinkages did not differ significantly. Fibre morphology decreased significantly with height while basic densities and shrinkages decreased from the bottom to the middle of the trunk and then increased towards the top in both types of wood.


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Abstract

Fibre morphology and physical properties of 10-year-old sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) planted from rooted cuttings and seedlings were determined and compared. Results obtained would determine the appropriate planting technique of sentang to produce high quality timber. Wood produced from rooted-cutting tree had longer and larger fibres as well as thicker fibre walls compared with wood from seedlings. With regard to shrinkage seedling-planted wood had lower longitudinal and volumetric shrinkages than rooted-cutting wood. However the radial and tangential shrinkages did not differ significantly. Fibre morphology decreased significantly with height while basic densities and shrinkages decreased from the bottom to the middle of the trunk and then increased towards the top in both types of wood.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Azadirachta
AGROVOC Term: Fibres
AGROVOC Term: morphology
AGROVOC Term: Planting
AGROVOC Term: Vegetative propagation
AGROVOC Term: Timber
AGROVOC Term: Forest plantations
AGROVOC Term: Tissue culture
AGROVOC Term: Physical properties
AGROVOC Term: Eucalyptus tereticornis
Geographical Term: Malaysia
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2025 14:21
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21454

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