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Survivorship and Field Growth Characteristics of Four Selected Bamboo Species for The Development of Bamboo Industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

The Sarawak State Government has assigned the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) to lead the development of the bamboo industry in Sarawak. Since bamboo research in Sarawak has received meagre attention, baseline information on the early survival rate and field growth characteri...

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Main Authors: Mugunthan, Perumal, Nurul Husna, Mohd Hassan, Nizam, Abdullah, Latifah, Omar, Johari, Zainudin, Mohd Effendi, Wasli
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2023
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SD Forestry
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spelling my.unimas.ir.437872023-12-20T01:57:14Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43787/ Survivorship and Field Growth Characteristics of Four Selected Bamboo Species for The Development of Bamboo Industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo Mugunthan, Perumal Nurul Husna, Mohd Hassan Nizam, Abdullah Latifah, Omar Johari, Zainudin Mohd Effendi, Wasli SD Forestry The Sarawak State Government has assigned the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) to lead the development of the bamboo industry in Sarawak. Since bamboo research in Sarawak has received meagre attention, baseline information on the early survival rate and field growth characteristics of bamboo are essential for the development of the bamboo industry. A study to evaluate the survivorship and field growth characteristics of a three-year-old bamboo was conducted at the Sarawak Bamboo Pilot Project site in Sabal, Malaysia. Study plots were established at bamboo plantation areas with four different potential bamboo species grown in Sarawak, namely Bambusa vulgaris (Buluh minyak), Gigantochloa levis (Buluh beting), Gigantochloa hasskarliana (Buluh beti), and Dendrocalamus asper (Buluh betong). Survival rate and field growth characteristics in terms of the number of culms per clump, the number of new shoots, culm diameter, culm height, mean annual increments of diameter (MAID), and height (MAIH) were measured and quantified quarterly in the year of 2021. The findings revealed that the highest mean survival rate (88%) was found in G. levis, and the lowest survival rate (70%) was found in G. hasskarliana. However, the lowest mean culm diameter was observed in G. levis at 2.66 cm, and the highest was in B. vulgaris at 4.51 cm. Notwithstanding, B. vulgaris remained with the greatest mean culm height of 12.61 m. Nonetheless, G. hasskarliana depicted the highest number of culms per clump and shoots with 91 culms and 3 shoots, respectively. The MAID and MAIH of B. vulgaris were significantly higher than the other species with 1.69 cm year-1 and 4.72 m year-1, respectively. The scientific information and findings from this study would be useful as guidelines for bamboo industry players, managers, nursery practitioners, and policymakers to begin and carry out the development of the bamboo industry, mainly in Sarawak. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2023-12-15 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43787/3/Survivorship.pdf Mugunthan, Perumal and Nurul Husna, Mohd Hassan and Nizam, Abdullah and Latifah, Omar and Johari, Zainudin and Mohd Effendi, Wasli (2023) Survivorship and Field Growth Characteristics of Four Selected Bamboo Species for The Development of Bamboo Industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Malaysian Applied Biology, 52 (5). pp. 155-162. ISSN 2462-151X https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/article/view/2911 https://doi.org/10.55230/mabjournal.v52i5.icfic08
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topic SD Forestry
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Mugunthan, Perumal
Nurul Husna, Mohd Hassan
Nizam, Abdullah
Latifah, Omar
Johari, Zainudin
Mohd Effendi, Wasli
Survivorship and Field Growth Characteristics of Four Selected Bamboo Species for The Development of Bamboo Industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
description The Sarawak State Government has assigned the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) to lead the development of the bamboo industry in Sarawak. Since bamboo research in Sarawak has received meagre attention, baseline information on the early survival rate and field growth characteristics of bamboo are essential for the development of the bamboo industry. A study to evaluate the survivorship and field growth characteristics of a three-year-old bamboo was conducted at the Sarawak Bamboo Pilot Project site in Sabal, Malaysia. Study plots were established at bamboo plantation areas with four different potential bamboo species grown in Sarawak, namely Bambusa vulgaris (Buluh minyak), Gigantochloa levis (Buluh beting), Gigantochloa hasskarliana (Buluh beti), and Dendrocalamus asper (Buluh betong). Survival rate and field growth characteristics in terms of the number of culms per clump, the number of new shoots, culm diameter, culm height, mean annual increments of diameter (MAID), and height (MAIH) were measured and quantified quarterly in the year of 2021. The findings revealed that the highest mean survival rate (88%) was found in G. levis, and the lowest survival rate (70%) was found in G. hasskarliana. However, the lowest mean culm diameter was observed in G. levis at 2.66 cm, and the highest was in B. vulgaris at 4.51 cm. Notwithstanding, B. vulgaris remained with the greatest mean culm height of 12.61 m. Nonetheless, G. hasskarliana depicted the highest number of culms per clump and shoots with 91 culms and 3 shoots, respectively. The MAID and MAIH of B. vulgaris were significantly higher than the other species with 1.69 cm year-1 and 4.72 m year-1, respectively. The scientific information and findings from this study would be useful as guidelines for bamboo industry players, managers, nursery practitioners, and policymakers to begin and carry out the development of the bamboo industry, mainly in Sarawak.
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author Mugunthan, Perumal
Nurul Husna, Mohd Hassan
Nizam, Abdullah
Latifah, Omar
Johari, Zainudin
Mohd Effendi, Wasli
author_facet Mugunthan, Perumal
Nurul Husna, Mohd Hassan
Nizam, Abdullah
Latifah, Omar
Johari, Zainudin
Mohd Effendi, Wasli
author_sort Mugunthan, Perumal
title Survivorship and Field Growth Characteristics of Four Selected Bamboo Species for The Development of Bamboo Industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_short Survivorship and Field Growth Characteristics of Four Selected Bamboo Species for The Development of Bamboo Industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_full Survivorship and Field Growth Characteristics of Four Selected Bamboo Species for The Development of Bamboo Industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_fullStr Survivorship and Field Growth Characteristics of Four Selected Bamboo Species for The Development of Bamboo Industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_full_unstemmed Survivorship and Field Growth Characteristics of Four Selected Bamboo Species for The Development of Bamboo Industry in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_sort survivorship and field growth characteristics of four selected bamboo species for the development of bamboo industry in sarawak, malaysian borneo
publisher Malaysian Society of Applied Biology
publishDate 2023
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43787/3/Survivorship.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43787/
https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/article/view/2911
https://doi.org/10.55230/mabjournal.v52i5.icfic08
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