Physical Characteristics, Anatomy and Properties of Managed Gigantochloa scortechinii Natural Bamboo Stands

Abstract

The physical characteristics, anatomy and properties of managed G. scortechinii natural bamboo culms stands age 2 and 4 year-old were studied. The physical characteristics vary depending on aged and height along the culms. The cells wall thickness of both parenchyma and fibre were greater in the 4 year-old than in the 2 year-old culms. The increased in the cells wall thickness in parenchyma and fibres is part of by the maturing process in the bamboo culms. The frequency of vascular bundles is greater at the bottom and top portion than in the middle portion of both age-groups. There were no difference in vessel diameter between the 2 and 4 year-old culms at the middle of the culms wall thickness. The anatomical structure in bamboo has a very strong correlation with the moisture content and basic density. The basic density is higher in the 4 yearold culms than in the 2 year-old and increases from lower to upper intemodes showing that there is a maturation process going on between the two age-group relative to the two of tissue types.

Thermal Degradation Analysis on 4-year-old Culms of Cultivated Tropical Bamboo Bambusa Vulgaris

“…A 15 cm long fresh bamboo sections cut from each culm locations were dried in an oven at 50°C for 72 h. Some parts of the bamboo reduced into chips using a chipper, screened to the size of 40 mesh and 60 mesh. Technique develops by Wahab et al (2014), Wahab et al (2010a) and Wahab et al (2010b) were followed in the samples preparation.…”