Effect of Local Sites to Wood Quality of Shorea parvifolia Dyer
ABSTRACT
Shorea parvifolia is one of most planted wood species in Kalimantan to meet wood demand for industries. In order to propagate this species, the research carried out to determine the effect of local sites on wood quality. Wood sample was collected from two locations, i.e. Labanan Forest Research, Berau, East Kalimantan and forest concession area of PT Gunung Gajah Abadi, East Kutai, East Kalimantan. Wood sample was measured on several parameters: moisture content, wood density and fiber length. The result shows that both local sites had similar environment condition, except its relative humidity.. Shorea parvifolia wood from Berau is better in wood quality than that taken from East Kutai, because of its higher wood density and lower initial moisture content. However, the fibre of Shorea parvifolia taken from East Kutai is longer than wood from Berau, as a result the content of nitrogen in East Kutai site is higher, so the faster growth.
Keywords: Shorea parvifolia, sites, wood quality, Kalimantan
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