WBC-VIII-Vol.4 – Resources – Forestry, Plantations and ... - BambuSC
WBC-VIII-Vol.4 – Resources – Forestry, Plantations and ... - BambuSC
WBC-VIII-Vol.4 – Resources – Forestry, Plantations and ... - BambuSC
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Culm Height<br />
Omjamena forest site recorded significantly taller culms (6.50) m compared to the other sites <strong>and</strong> was followed<br />
by Eltogola forest site which recorded a significantly taller culms (5.48) m than the rest of the sites. However,<br />
Bonjae <strong>and</strong> Caw forest sites showed no significant difference between them recoding (4.34) <strong>and</strong> (4.43) m<br />
respectively. Generally, Alfaras forest site produced significantly shorter culms (3.16) m compared to the rest<br />
of the studied sites.<br />
Culm diameter<br />
The biggest culm diameter (2.5 ) cm was recorded in Omjamena forest site while the smallest culm diameter<br />
was produced by the Kokaya forest site (1.06) cm with significant differences between them. Bonjae forest site<br />
ranked second to omjamena forest site <strong>and</strong> it recorded (1.97) cm which was significantly different from the<br />
remainder of sites with the exception of Eltogola forest site (1.71) cm. However, the rest of the sites showed no<br />
significant differences between them in culm diameter.<br />
Number of Culms<br />
Bonjae <strong>and</strong> omjamena forest sites produced significantly bigger number of culms (92) <strong>and</strong> (81) respectively <strong>and</strong><br />
were not significantly different from each other. These were followed by Caw forest site (60) with no significant<br />
difference with Omjamena but significantly different compared to Bonjae. The remainder of the sites did not<br />
show significant differences between them in the number of culms including Caw forest site as shown in Table<br />
(1)<br />
Table (2). Approximate stocking of bamboo in the selected forest sites of South Kordofan, Sudan.<br />
Forest Name Approximate<br />
area/ha<br />
Mean number of<br />
clumps/ 0.2 ha<br />
Bonjae 607 97 485<br />
Eltogola 485 22 305<br />
Abu faida 10117 84 805<br />
Amsharmot 8000 161 500<br />
Caw 12000 134 420<br />
Alfras 3600 61 615<br />
Omjamena 4500 123 110<br />
Kokaya 2800 220 1100<br />
Total /average 42109 88 543<br />
Number of clumps/ha<br />
Table (2) shows the approximate areas of the forests sites where the bamboos inventory was conducted. The<br />
total area of the eight forest sites amounts approximately 42109 ha. The density of bamboo clumps ranged from<br />
<strong>VIII</strong> World Bamboo Congress Proceedings Vol 4-100