Open AccessSELECTION OF FUELWOOD TREE SPECIES USING FUEL VALUE INDEX IN JHENAIDAH DISTRICT
Author(s) -
Abeda Sultana,
Abdus Subhan Mollick,
Md. Tariqul Islam,
Md. Tariqul Islam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
khulna university studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2789-2697
pISSN - 1563-0897
DOI - 10.53808/kus.2021.18.01.2106-l
Subject(s) - leucaena leucocephala , acacia , multipurpose tree , botany , agroforestry , leucaena , biology , horticulture , agronomy , forestry , woody plant , geography
Four tree species Acacia nilotica, Samanea saman, Leucaena leucocephala, Tamarindus indica were collected from different wood vendors of Jhenidah district in Bangladesh to identify the potential fuelwood tree species through fuelwood properties. The calorific value and density of the wood considered as positive characteristics and high moisture and ash content as negative characteristics that helped develop a fuelwood value index (FVI). A 8×2×2 cmof three wood blocks were collected from each tree species in order to determine the fuelwood properties. The highest calorific value and wood density were found in Acacia nilotica and Tamarindus indica respectively but the ash content was found to be lowest in Leocoena leucocephala (1.09%) and highest in Tamarindus indica (2.21%). Moreover, the lignin content was the highest in the Acacia nilotica. According to FVI, the better quality of fuelwood species in descending order are Acacia nilotica˃ Leucaena leucocephala˃Tamarindus indica ˃Samanea saman. This study also revealed the significant negative correlation between FVI and ash content.