Analysis of sawn lumber production from logging residues of branchwood of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aningeria robusta</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Terminalia ivorensis</Emphasis> |
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| Authors: | Reynolds Okai Okyere Boateng |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Technology Education, University of Education, Winneba (Kumasi Campus), PO Box 1277, Kumasi, Ghana;(2) Department of Wood Science and Technology, Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
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| Abstract: | One way of meeting the supply demands of the wood industry is through the reduction of waste in timber processing. It has
been estimated in Ghana that for every tree felled, nearly 50% of the tree volume is left in the forest in the form of branches,
crownwood, and stumps. In this study, the potential of utilizing branchwood as raw material from logging residues to help
meet the timber demands of the downstream processing sector was analyzed experimentally. The sawing characteristics of the
branchwood of Aningeria robusta and Terminalia ivorensis with diameters in the range 10–25 cm using live sawing and cant sawing methods were determined using a randomized complete
block design, 2 × 4 factorial with three replications. Experimental results indicate that, the relative lumber value yields
for first and second grade boards of A. robusta and T. ivorensis branches were 25 and 20%, respectively, while the green lumber volume yields were 40 and 32%, respectively. A high proportion
of sapwood and the occurrence of washboarding in T. ivorensis contributed to that species’ relatively low lumber value and volume yield. The experimental results further indicate that
the sawing technique used had no significant influence on lumber yields. However, at 5% level of significance, significant
differences in lumber yield existed between some of the diameter classes. |
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| Keywords: | Branchwood Logging residues Sawing characteristics Lumber volume yield Lumber value yield |
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