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Effect of spacing regimes on growth, yield, and wood properties of tectona grandis at Longuza forest plantation, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Zahabu, Eliakimu
dc.contributor.author Raphael, Tumaini
dc.contributor.author Chamshama, Shabani Athumani Omari
dc.contributor.author Iddi, Said
dc.contributor.author Malimbwi, Rogers Ernest
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-19T15:54:55Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-19T15:54:55Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.uri https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1179
dc.description Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Forestry Research Volume 2015, Article ID 469760, 6 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/469760 en_US
dc.description.abstract This study examined the effects of planting spacing on growth, yield, and wood properties of teak planted at square spacing regimes of 2 m, 3 m, and 4 m at Longuza Forest Plantation, Tanzania. To achieve this, tree, stand, and wood properties were studied at age of 14 years. Results showed that diameter at breast height and total height increased with increasing spacing. Mean annual increment increased significantly with increasing spacing while spacing did not have significant effect on total volume production and basal area. Basic density is also not affected by spacing while heartwood proportion increases as planting spacing increases. All studied wood properties (modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, compression strength tangential to grain, and shear tangential to the grain) except cleavage tangential to grain were not significantly affected by increasing spacing. It is recommended to use the spacing of 3 × 3 m, but if thinning can be done before onset of competition at 5 years, the currently used spacing of 2.5 × 2.5 m can still be used. However, the use of a spacing of 4 × 4 m can give at least 50% heartwood at shorter rotation age of 30 years. en_US
dc.language.iso other en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Forestry Research en_US
dc.subject Spacing Regimes en_US
dc.subject Yield Growth en_US
dc.subject Wood Properties en_US
dc.subject Tectona grandis en_US
dc.subject Longuza Forest Plantation en_US
dc.subject Tanzania en_US
dc.title Effect of spacing regimes on growth, yield, and wood properties of tectona grandis at Longuza forest plantation, Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.url ttps://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfr/2015/469760/ en_US


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