Claim · model-written summary
Merchantable branchwood volume in Pterygota macrocarpa was 2.302% of extracted stemwood volume.
- Taxon
- Pterygota macrocarpaPterygota macrocarpae0
- Outcome
- merchantable branchwood volumese0
- Value
- 2.302%e0
- Comparator
- extracted stemwood volumese0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“merchantable branchwood volumes ranged from 2.302% (Pterygota macrocarpa) to 63.841% (Khaya spp.) of their extracted stemwood volumes”
Title
PETER KESSELS DADZIE American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 2013. doi:10.11648/j.ajaf.20130102.12
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Merchantable branchwood volume in Khaya spp. was 63.841% of extracted stemwood volume.
- Observation Average merchantable branchwood volume across 106 felled trees was 28.602% of extracted stemwood volume.
- Observation Using the branchwood was estimated to conserve about 6 hectares of forest land.
- Recommendation The authors conclude that branchwood is sufficient for commercial lumber production to supplement stemwood and reduce forest depletion.
Khaya