<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The first attempts to establish energy crops in the tropical regi­on using short rotation species are premised on the utilization of clones for wood production. Therefore, the present study is aimed at examining the growth aspects (survival, diameter and tree height), leaf architecture (leaf area index [LAI], number and angle of the branches and sylleptic branches), biomass production, as well as biomass flow at the age of 24 months of two clones of <italic>Gmelina arborea</italic> in short rotation crops within three spacings (1.0x1.0 m, 0.75x0.75 m and 1.0x0.5 m). The results showed an increment with age, as the diameter increa­sed from 3.00 cm at six months to 8.0 cm at 24 months, where­as the total height increased from 2.00 m at six months to 10.00 m at 24 months. Clone survival varied from 20 to 60 %, whereas the LAI, branch angle and sylleptic branches increased with age. The differences between clones appeared after 12 months. Biomass production was similar between clones, from 6 ton/ha at six months to 67 ton/ha at 24 months, with clone 2 showing greater biomass flow than clone 1. On the basis of biomass pro­duction results and the development of diameter as well as height, clone 1 is recommended for spacing 1.0x1.0 m and clo­ne 2 for spacings 0.75x0.75 m and 1.0x0.5 m.</p></abstract>

The first attempts to establish energy crops in the tropical regi­on using short rotation species are premised on the utilization of clones for wood production. Therefore, the present study is aimed at examining the growth aspects (survival, diameter and tree height), leaf architecture (leaf area index [LAI], number and angle of the branches and sylleptic branches), biomass production, as well as biomass flow at the age of 24 months of two clones of Gmelina arborea in short rotation crops within three spacings (1.0x1.0 m, 0.75x0.75 m and 1.0x0.5 m). The results showed an increment with age, as the diameter increa­sed from 3.00 cm at six months to 8.0 cm at 24 months, where­as the total height increased from 2.00 m at six months to 10.00 m at 24 months. Clone survival varied from 20 to 60 %, whereas the LAI, branch angle and sylleptic branches increased with age. The differences between clones appeared after 12 months. Biomass production was similar between clones, from 6 ton/ha at six months to 67 ton/ha at 24 months, with clone 2 showing greater biomass flow than clone 1. On the basis of biomass pro­duction results and the development of diameter as well as height, clone 1 is recommended for spacing 1.0x1.0 m and clo­ne 2 for spacings 0.75x0.75 m and 1.0x0.5 m.

Biomass production and characteristics of short rotation plantations of clones of <italic>Gmelina arborea</italic> in three spacings

Silvae Genetica

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Biomass production and characteristics of short rotation plantations of clones of  in three spacings

The first attempts to establish energy crops in the tropical regi­on using short rotation species are premised on the utilization of clones for wood...

Biomass production and characteristics of short rotation plantations of clones of Gmelina arborea in three spacings

Published Online: Nov 18, 2019

Page range: 92 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sg-2019-0017

Keywords
fast growth, tropical species, plantation density, woody crops, energy crops

© 2019 Carolina Tenorio et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Biomass production and characteristics of short rotation plantations of clones of Gmelina arborea in three spacings

Published Online: Nov 18, 2019

Page range: 92 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sg-2019-0017

Keywordsfast growth, tropical species, plantation density, woody crops, energy crops

© 2019 Carolina Tenorio et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
fast growth, tropical species, plantation density, woody crops, energy crops