Variation of moisture content and density in bamboo (gigantochloa scortechinii) : Effects of age and culm height / Abd. Jalil Ahmad, Jamaludin Kasim and Abd. Latif Mohmod

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Abd. Jalil, Kasim, Jamaludin, Mohmod, Abd. Latif
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang 2000
• Subjects: Bamboo; Timber; Wood products. Furniture
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/62059/1/62059.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/62059/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

From the study it was observed that three-year-old bamboo had the highest mean density (0.75 g/cm3) and lowest mean initial moisture content (72.58%). Regardless of bamboo age, the top portion of the bamboo culm had the highest mean density and lowest mean initial moisture content. Initial moisture...