Bashar Tobo*(1) Hikmat Abbas(1) and Osama Radwan(1)
(1). Forestry and Environment Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Eng. Bashar Tobo. E-Mail: bashar.tobo33@gmail.com).
Received: 22/10/2018 Accepted: 07/12/2018
Abstract
This research aimed to study the growth and biomass of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. in Al-Ghab region. Twenty-one circular samples were taken, the area of each sample was 400 m2. The following measurements were taken for each sample: trees number (N), diameter at breast height (dbh) and total trees height (H). Ten (10) trees were chosen covering all diameter classes, to estimate the form factor and to construct the biomass. Wood volume and mean annual increment of Eucalyptus trees were calculated. In addition to the above, total biomass was calculated using an exponential function. The results showed that mean of the form factor of Eucalyptus trees in the study area was about 0.41, while the wood volume value reached to 249.25 m3/ha with tree density of 208 trees/ha. The mean of annual increment was 3.89 m3/ha/year. The results of this study demonstrated that the study area had high total biomass value with about 318.71 ton/ha.
Key words: Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn., Wood productivity, Biomass, Form factor.
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