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
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9930/1/FH_1996_2_A.pdf
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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.
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spelling upm.eprints-99302011-02-25T07:29:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9930/ Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations 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. 1996 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9930/1/FH_1996_2_A.pdf Mohmod, Abd. Latif (1996) Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations. PhD thesis, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Bamboo - Malaysia - Case studies English
spellingShingle Bamboo - Malaysia - Case studies
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Some Selected Properties of Two MalaysianBamboo Species in Relation to Age, Height, Site and Seasonal Variations
title 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_short 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
topic Bamboo - Malaysia - Case studies
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9930/1/FH_1996_2_A.pdf
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