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Table 3 Average biomass accumulation and carbon storage in each diameter class for moso bamboo

From: Culm height development, biomass accumulation and carbon storage in an initial growth stage for a fast-growing moso bamboo (Phyllostachy pubescens)

Item

DBH class

Component

   
  

Foliage

Branches

Culms

Aboveground

Biomass (kg culm−1)

I

0.09 ± 0.03a

0.49 ± 0.14

2.82 ± 0.43

3.40 ± 0.50

 

II

0.11 ± 0.04

0.75 ± 0.24

4.71 ± 0.54

5.57 ± 0.68

 

III

0.17 ± 0.03

1.12 ± 0.21

7.22 ± 0.86

8.51 ± 0.95

 

IV

0.18 ± 0.04

1.24 ± 0.37

11.31 ± 1.41

12.73 ± 1.46

 

V

0.18 ± 0.06

1.27 ± 0.43

15.88 ± 2.51

17.33 ± 2.89

Carbon storage (kg culm−1)

I

0.04 ± 0.02

0.23 ± 0.07

1.30 ± 0.20

1.58 ± 0.23

II

0.05 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.11

2.18 ± 0.25

2.59 ± 0.32

 

III

0.08 ± 0.02

0.54 ± 0.10

3.34 ± 0.40

3.96 ± 0.44

 

IV

0.08 ± 0.02

0.60 ± 0.18

5.23 ± 0.65

5.91 ± 0.68

 

V

0.08 ± 0.03

0.61 ± 0.21

7.35 ± 1.16

8.04 ± 1.34

  1. aMean ± standard deviation
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