Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations

Bamboo is widely found in Peninsular Malaysia but little research has been conducted on its importance and suitability for industrial use. A study was initiated to determine the variation and correlations of anatomical, chemical, physical, mechanical and machining properties of two bamboo specie...

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Main Author:	Mohmod, Abd. Latif
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	1996
Subjects:	Bamboo - Malaysia - Case studies
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9930/1/FH_1996_2_A.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.99302011-02-25T07:29:02Z Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations 1996 Mohmod, Abd. Latif Bamboo is widely found in Peninsular Malaysia but little research has been conducted on its importance and suitability for industrial use. A study was initiated to determine the variation and correlations of anatomical, chemical, physical, mechanical and machining properties of two bamboo species, namely Bambusa vulgaris schrad 'Buluh minyak' and Gigantochloa scortechinii Gamble 'Buluh semantan' in relation to age, height, site and season. The anatomical properties differed significantly with species, are generally stable with site, had no significant relationship with age from one to four years old and decreased with culm height. B. vulgaris fibres (1.9 - 2.4 mm) were shorter than those of G. scortechinii (2.7 - 5.6 mm). The average fibre sheath percentage and cell wall thickness of both bamboo species ranged from 32 to 49 % and 2 to 13 µm, respectively. Based on the Runkle ratio, older culms of both bamboo species appeared to be potential pulping materials. The anatomical structures correlated positively with density, mechanical properties, recovery rate and product quality but are inversely correlated with moisture content and dimensional shrinkages. Bamboo - Malaysia - Case studies 1996 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9930/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9930/1/FH_1996_2_A.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Bamboo - Malaysia - Case studies Faculty of Forestry English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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description	Bamboo is widely found in Peninsular Malaysia but little research has been conducted on its importance and suitability for industrial use. A study was initiated to determine the variation and correlations of anatomical, chemical, physical, mechanical and machining properties of two bamboo species, namely Bambusa vulgaris schrad 'Buluh minyak' and Gigantochloa scortechinii Gamble 'Buluh semantan' in relation to age, height, site and season. The anatomical properties differed significantly with species, are generally stable with site, had no significant relationship with age from one to four years old and decreased with culm height. B. vulgaris fibres (1.9 - 2.4 mm) were shorter than those of G. scortechinii (2.7 - 5.6 mm). The average fibre sheath percentage and cell wall thickness of both bamboo species ranged from 32 to 49 % and 2 to 13 µm, respectively. Based on the Runkle ratio, older culms of both bamboo species appeared to be potential pulping materials. The anatomical structures correlated positively with density, mechanical properties, recovery rate and product quality but are inversely correlated with moisture content and dimensional shrinkages.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Mohmod, Abd. Latif
author_facet	Mohmod, Abd. Latif
author_sort	Mohmod, Abd. Latif
title	Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations
title_short	Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations
title_full	Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations
title_fullStr	Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations
title_full_unstemmed	Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations
title_sort	some selected properties of two malaysianbamboo species in relation to age, height, site and seasonal variations
granting_institution	Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Forestry
publishDate	1996
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9930/1/FH_1996_2_A.pdf
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Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations

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