Evaluation of growth Feature of Populus deltoides and Taxodium distichum trees using stem analysis

Subject Areas : forest

jamshid eslam dost ¹ , hormoz sohrabi ² , seyed mohsen hoseyni ³

1 - M.Sc. Student, Faculty of Natural Resource and Marian Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran.
2 - Assistant Prof., Faculty of Natural Resource and Marian Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran.
3 - Professor, Faculty of Natural Resource and Marian Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran

Received: 2014-02-09 Accepted : 2014-10-07 Published : 2014-10-23

Keywords: Stem Analysis, Longitudinal Sections, Populus deltodies, Taxodium distich1-Amiri, M, 2008. Measurment of diameter incersment by stem analysis method in Populus clones with different planting space (Gorgan forest). conference of Poplar importance, pp 189. 2-He, Y, L. Qin, Z. Li, X. Liang, M. Shao, L. Tan, 2013. Carbon storage capacity of monoculture and mixed-species plantations in subtropical China. Forest Ecology and Management, 295: 193–198. 3-Mohammadpour, s, 2007. Investigation on diameter, height and volume incesment by stem analysis (case study: Kalardasht plantaion). Msc Thesis, Sari University, pp 70. 4-Newton, P.F, 2003. Stem Analysis Program for Coniferous Forest Tree Species. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 39: 61–66. 5-Rostamabadi, a, M. Tabari, A. Salehi, E. Sayad, 2010. Comparison of nutrition, nutrient return and nutrient retranslocation between stands of Alnus subcordata and Taxodium distichum in Tashbandan, Amol (Mazandaran). Journal of Wood & Forest Science and Technology, 17: 65-78. 6-Siahipour, z, B. Amanzadeh, 2007. Investigation on increment of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich ) plantation in wet lands in north west of Guilan (Iran). Pajouhesh & Sazandegi 76: 98-103. 7-Zobeiri, 2009. Forest Inventory, Tehran University Press, pp 420. 8-Zojaji Tehrani, h, H. Payam, R. Rashidi Haghi, S. Rabiee, R. Jahangiri, 2011. Investigation on Populus deltoides on Gilan provinance (case study: Haft Deghnan plantation). Journal of Biology Science 5: 77-85,

Abstract :

Tree growth has a great ecological and economic importance and stem analysis is one of the reliable and widely used methods which is used to study the growth of different attributes of the trees. In the present study, we evaluated diameter, basal area, and height and volume growth of two fast growing species (namely Populus deltoides and Taxodium distichum). After falling down the trees, 5 centimeter thick disks at 2 meter intervals were collected and transported to the laboratory. The thickness of the annual rings was measured in two perpendicular directions up to1millimeter precision. The results showed that the highest value of the current growth of diameter of Populus deltoides and Taxodium distichum occurred in 4 and 6 year ages, respectively, equal to 1.5 and 5.4 cm and the highest value of the current basal area growth of Populus deltoides and Taxodium distichum occurred in 9 and 10 year ages, respectively, equal to 0.1 and 0.14 square meters. Furthermore, the highest value of the current growth of height of Populus deltoides and Taxodium distichum occurred in 6 and 9 year ages, respectively, with value of 1.3 m 3.1 m and the highest value of the current growth in the volume of Populus deltoides and Taxodium distichum occurred in 8 and 12 year ages, with a value of 0.094 and 0.1 cubic meters, respectively. Finally, there would be concluded that both of these species in such sites can meet the environmental needs such as green spaces as well as economic goals such as commercial wood product.

References:

1-Amiri, M., 2008. Measurment of diameter incersment by stem analysis method in Populus clones with different planting space (Gorgan forest). conference of Poplar importance, pp 189.

2-He, Y., L. Qin, Z. Li, X. Liang, M. Shao, L. Tan, 2013. Carbon storage capacity of monoculture and mixed-species plantations in subtropical China. Forest Ecology and Management, 295: 193–198.

3-Mohammadpour, S., 2007. Investigation on diameter, height and volume incesment by stem analysis (case study: Kalardasht plantaion). Msc Thesis, Sari university, pp 70.

4-Newton, P.F., 2003. Stem Analysis Program for Coniferous Forest Tree Species. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 39: 61–66.

5-Rostamabadi, A., M. Tabari, A. Salehi, E. Sayad, A. Salehi, 2010. Comparison of nutrition, nutrient return and nutrient retranslocation between stands of Alnus subcordata and Taxodium distichum in Tashbandan, Amol (Mazandaran). Journal of Wood & Forest Science and Technology, 17: 65-78.

6-Siahipour, Z., B. Amanzadeh, 2007. Investigation on increment of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich ) plantation in wet  lands in north west of Guilan (Iran). Pajouhesh & Sazandegi 76: 98-103.

7-Zobeiri, M., 2009. Forest Inventory, Tehran University Press, pp 420.

8-Zojaji Tehrani, H., H. Payam, R. Rashidi Haghi, S. Rabiee, R. Jahangiri, 2011. Investigation on Populus deltoides on Gilan provinance (case study: Haft Deghnan plantation). Journal of Biology Science 5: 77-85