Effects of intra-specific tree competition on dendrometric parameters of Peltophorum dubium
2015
The purpose of this research was to assess the performance of dendrometric parameters of 'Peltophorum dubium' in several trees competition and stand age. The experiment was carried out in Brazil from 2009 to 2013. The experimental evaluations were done on variables such as cylindrical volume (CV), crown diameter (CD), diameter at beast height (DBH1.3 m), crown area (CA) and total height of tree (THT). The experiment was performed in a Nelder wheel competition, which is used in forestry research to test tree competition in a single plot. The interaction between the treatments (tree competition and stand age) was statistically significant (p=0.01) for all variables assessed. The correlation between THT with the other dendrometric variables was strongly negative. These results might be attributed to the tree competition, where the tree competition was higher the THT was higher, as well. This increase in THT caused depletion in DBH1.3 m, CD, CA and CV. The higher THT did not guarantee higher DBH1.3 m and CV of 'P. dubium', because these dendrometric parameters showed strong and negative correlation during 37 months of stand age. Even with these depletions on dendrometric parameters in higher tree competition, it was possible to affirm that 'P. dubium' is a forestry species that show a high adaptation in the variation of the tree competition ranged from 179 to 1,324 tree ha-1 until 37 months of stand age.
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