Wood Specific Gravity of Temperate Forest Species of Garhwal Himalaya, India

Subhasis Mahato; Kaiser Iqbal; Showkat Aziem; Aatif Hussain; Dharmveer; Sabyasachi Dasgupta; N. P. Todaria

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i11/149914

Wood Specific Gravity of Temperate Forest Species of Garhwal Himalaya, India

Authors

Subhasis Mahato Department of Forestry and Natural Resource, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal)-246174, Uttarakhand
Kaiser Iqbal Department of Forestry and Natural Resource, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal)-246174, Uttarakhand
Showkat Aziem Department of Forestry and Natural Resource, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal)-246174, Uttarakhand
Aatif Hussain Department of Forestry and Natural Resource, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal)-246174, Uttarakhand
Dharmveer Department of Forestry and Natural Resource, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal)-246174, Uttarakhand
Sabyasachi Dasgupta Department of Forestry and Biodiversity, Tripura University, Tripura
N. P. Todaria Department of Forestry and Natural Resource, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal)-246174, Uttarakhand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i11/149914

Keywords:

Stem Core, Temperate Species, Uttarakhand Himalaya, Wood Specific Gravity.

Abstract

One of the parameters for terrestrial biomass estimation is specific gravity of the woody species. Present study reports wood specific gravity of 26 species. Maximum moisture content method was used to calculate specific gravity. Specific gravity of eight species (8) was found between 0.71 - 0.80, seven species between (0.61 - 0.70) and specific gravity of 0.31 - 0.40 was recorded for only one species. Out of 26 species, Cedrus deodara has the highest specific gravity and the lowest value was recorded for Rubus ellipticus.

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