Vol.08. Nos.3 - 4 (2009) pp.161-174
Title:

Effects of some anatomical characteristics of Ethiopian lowland bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) on physical and mechanical properties.

Authors:Seyoum Kelemwork

Abstract:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of anatomical characteristics of Oxytenanthera abyssinica on selected physical and mechanical properties. A total of 45 solid culms from three different age groups (2, 3 and 4-year-old) were harvested from the natural bamboo forests in Ethiopia. The result indicates age and culm height have significant effects on fiber length, fiber diameter and fiber wall thickness and insignificant effects on vascular bundles concentration. Moreover, fiber length, fiber diameter and vascular bundles sizes have a significant effect on both properties of this solid culm bamboo.

Keywords:Oxytenanthera abyssinica; vascular bundles; fiber length; physi

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