Physical characteristics and anatomical properties of cultivated bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.) culms

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Razak Wahab, and A. Mohamed, and M. T. Mustafa, and Affendy Hassan, (2009) Physical characteristics and anatomical properties of cultivated bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.) culms. Journal of Biological Sciences, 9 (7). pp. 753-759. ISSN 1727-3048

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/jbs.2009.753.759

Abstract

Two age-groups (2 and 4 years old culms) of cultivated Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. were harvested and investigated for their physical characteristics and anatomical properties. The physical characteristics did not show significant differences between both the 2 and 4 year-old bamboo. However, variation in anatomical properties was observed between the two age-group bamboos. The anatomical structure in bamboo has a very strong correlation with the age, location where the samples were taken, moisture content and the basic density. The basic density is higher in the 4 year-old culms than in the 2 year-old by 5 to 8% and increases from lower to upper internodes showing that there is a maturation process going on between the two age-groups relative to the two of tissue types. The frequency of vascular bundles is greater at the bottom and top portion than in the middle portion of both age-groups. There was no difference in vessel diameter between the 2 and 4 year-old culms at the middle of the culms wall thickness. The cell wall thickness of both parenchyma and fibre were greater in the 4 year-old than in the 2 year-old culms. © 2009 Asian Network for Scientific Information.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	2 Age-group culms, Bambusa vulgaris cultivated bamboo, Physical characteristics and anatomy properties
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SD Forestry
Divisions:	SCHOOL > School of International Tropical Forestry
ID Code:	2303
Deposited By:	IR Admin
Deposited On:	15 Mar 2011 17:39
Last Modified:	23 Feb 2015 12:04

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