Bashar Tobo*(1) and Wael Ali(2)
(1). General Commission for Scientific Agriculture Research, Latakia, Syria.
(2). Department of Ecology and Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture,Tishreen University, Latakia , Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Bashar Tobo, Email: bashar.tobo33@gmail.com).
Received: 8/12/2024 Accepted:12/08/2024
Abstract:
This study, which was conducted in the Baluran site (Latakia Governorate), aimed to examine the crooked, burned trees of the Pinus brutia Ten. to estimate the biomass of these trees and calculate the percentage of artificial wood, fuel wood, and crooked wood. 64 circular samples were taken with an area of 400 m2 and a sample radius of 11.3 metres, which largely represents the statistical variation found at the site. The results showed that using the exponential equation gave good results in biomass estimates, as the coefficient of determination reached 0.95, which is an excellent value, as the exponential model can explain 95% of the measured points or values. The diameters of the burned crooked trees cut at the studied site ranged between (15-50.5) cm, with an average of 33.15 cm, covering all rows of diameters. The measured tree heights ranged between (13-20) meters, with an average of 16.6 metres. The weights of the trunks of the burned crooked trees ranged between (104.9-1171.2). ) kg with an average of 523.9 kg, the percentage of artificial wood (30.7-99.4)% with an average of 71%, the percentage of crooked wood (6.4-66)% with an average of 27%, and the percentage of fuel wood (0.4-5.7)% with an average of 1.7%.
key words: Crooked trees, Biomass, Timber wood, Firewood, Pinus brutia.
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