Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings

Carbon is sequestered by plant through photosynthesis and stored as biomass in different parts of the tree including stems, branches, leaves and roots. The objective of this study is to determine the biomass in five different growth stages of rubber tree saplings and to develop the allometric equa...

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Main Authors:	Engku Azlin Rahayu E. A., Mohd Nazip S., Shamsiah A.
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10353/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10353/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10353/1/44_1_19.pdf

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spelling	ukm-103532017-04-21T09:30:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10353/ Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings Engku Azlin Rahayu E. A., Mohd Nazip S., Shamsiah A., Carbon is sequestered by plant through photosynthesis and stored as biomass in different parts of the tree including stems, branches, leaves and roots. The objective of this study is to determine the biomass in five different growth stages of rubber tree saplings and to develop the allometric equation for biomass estimation. Biomass of rubber tree saplings was measured for the growth stages of 45, 90, 135, 180 and 225 days with total number of samples used was 650 saplings. Biomass was determined by weighing the constant dry weight of the samples. Four candidate models were selected and evaluated and Model 4 appeared to be the best allometric equations for biomass estimation of rubber tree saplings in the form of log10 W = 0.184 + 0.007 log10 D + 0.705 log10 HT + 0.002 log10 AG, (R2=0.96). The allometric equation developed in this study is useful for the estimations of biomass in rubber tree saplings. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10353/1/44_1_19.pdf Engku Azlin Rahayu E. A., and Mohd Nazip S., and Shamsiah A., (2015) Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings. Malaysian Applied Biology, 44 (3). pp. 109-112. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=520&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
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description	Carbon is sequestered by plant through photosynthesis and stored as biomass in different parts of the tree including stems, branches, leaves and roots. The objective of this study is to determine the biomass in five different growth stages of rubber tree saplings and to develop the allometric equation for biomass estimation. Biomass of rubber tree saplings was measured for the growth stages of 45, 90, 135, 180 and 225 days with total number of samples used was 650 saplings. Biomass was determined by weighing the constant dry weight of the samples. Four candidate models were selected and evaluated and Model 4 appeared to be the best allometric equations for biomass estimation of rubber tree saplings in the form of log10 W = 0.184 + 0.007 log10 D + 0.705 log10 HT + 0.002 log10 AG, (R2=0.96). The allometric equation developed in this study is useful for the estimations of biomass in rubber tree saplings.
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author	Engku Azlin Rahayu E. A., Mohd Nazip S., Shamsiah A.,
spellingShingle	Engku Azlin Rahayu E. A., Mohd Nazip S., Shamsiah A., Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings
author_facet	Engku Azlin Rahayu E. A., Mohd Nazip S., Shamsiah A.,
author_sort	Engku Azlin Rahayu E. A.,
title	Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings
title_short	Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings
title_full	Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings
title_fullStr	Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings
title_full_unstemmed	Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings
title_sort	development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (hevea brasilliensis) saplings
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10353/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10353/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10353/1/44_1_19.pdf
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Development of allometric equation for biomass of rubber tree (Hevea brasilliensis) saplings

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