BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
A comparative growth study of Avicennia officinalis, A. alba and A. marina along
the eastern shorelines of Bangladesh showed an average annual diameter increments of
0.99, 0.90 and 0.97 cm respectively for plantations varying 11 and 16 years age. Average
annual height increments of these species were 0.31, 0.37 and 0.31 m respectively.
Annual volume production per tree was 0.025, 0.025 and 0.024 m3 respectively. All the
individuals of Avicennia species had a promising growth and the plantation was
successful along the eastern coast of the country. On the contrary much human
interference was observed on the established plantations. The growth of Avicennia
officinalis, A. alba and A. marina showed that plantation areas and newly accreted lands
may be suitable for planting with Avicennia species.
The study was undertaken to ascertain the growth performance of akashmoni
{Acacia auriculiformis) in the strip and block plantations ofBangladesh. Growth statisticslike
mean diameter at breast height (DBH), totalheight (Ht), volume over bark (Vob), basal area per
hectare per year (ba/ha/yr) and mean annual increment (MAI) were estimated using the
data collected from 6 to 10 years old plantations. The results showed that the growth
performance of the species was better in strip plantations compared to block plantations.
A financial analysis also favoured strip plantations over block plantations.
Teli garjan (Dipterocarpus turbinatus), dhakijam (Sygyzium grande) and teak (Tectona
grandis) are the three most important timber species included in the plantation
programme in Bangladesh. Sometimes, trees are being removed without recording
the diameter at breast height (dbh) and total height. As such it is not possible to
estimate the volumes of the removed trees. But, it is necessary to have an estimate of
volumes of the removed trees for different purposes. The stump diameters can be
measured while the stumps are still there after removal of the trees. Therefore, stump
diameter and dbh relationships have been established in the present paper so that we
can estimate the dbh of removed trees first followed by estimation of the volumes
using the.dbh volume relationships. It was identified that some mistakes were done
in converting the previously selected imperial volume equations to metric units for the
species teli garjan and dhakijam. These equations and tables have also been corrected.
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