An evaluation of fuelwood properties of some Aravally mountain tree and shrub species of Western India

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 411-414

  Nirmal Kumar, J I ^a   Patel, Kanti ^a   Kumar, Rita N ^b   Bhoi, Rohit Kumar ^a  

^a Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research   (India)

^b Natubhai V Patel College of Pure and Applied Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Aravally region; Calorific value; Fuelwood; Fuelwood value index; Wood density

Indexed keywords

ARAVALLY REGION; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FUELWOOD; FUELWOOD PRODUCTION; JATROPHA; MADHUCA INDICA; MOISTURE CONTENTS; RAJASTHAN; SHRUB SPECIES; TECTONA GRANDIS; TINCTORIA; VALUE INDICES; WOOD DENSITY;

CALORIFIC VALUE; HARDWOODS;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

ASH; CROP PLANT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY FOREST; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; FUELWOOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; SHRUB;

ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA; ASH; CALORIMETRY; FUEL WOOD; HARDWOODS; INDIA; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRITION; WOOD DENSITY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ARAVALLI RANGE; INDIA; RAJASTHAN;

ACACIA; ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA; ACACIA NILOTICA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA SERRATA; BUTEA; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; DALBERGIA; DALBERGIA SISSOO; GREWIA; GREWIA TENAX; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LANNEA COROMANDELICA; MADHUCA; MADHUCA INDICA; MILIUSA TOMENTOSA; STERCULIA; STERCULIA URENS; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TECTONA GRANDIS; WRIGHTIA TINCTORIA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS NUMMULARIA;

EID: 78650567182     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.08.051     Document Type: Article

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