Periodicity of xylem growth of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) grown in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abdul Jalil, Nor Rahmat, Itoh, Takao, Sahri, Mohd Hamami, Jusoh, Mohd Zin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter 1998
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51290/1/51290.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51290/; https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/hfsg.1998.52.issue-6/hfsg.1998.52.6.567/hfsg.1998.52.6.567.xml
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

A study on the periodicity of xylem growth in rubberwood tree at a plantation at University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia, was conducted using a dendrometer and, pinning and knife-cutting methods. From the dendrometer readings, actual radial growth showed no substantial increase during the first...