Allometric Equations for Estimating Silk Oak (Grevillea robusta) Biomass in Agricultural Landscapes of Maragua Subcounty, Kenya

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab7"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:9.41em"/><col style="width:17.09em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Biomass component </td><td class="align_center">Equations</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total Tree</td><td class="align_center">TTB = 0.322DBBH2+7.93DBH-19.26</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Above ground</td><td class="align_center">AGB=0.248DBH2 + 6.243DBH – 15.45</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Below ground</td><td class="align_center">BGB = 0.074DBH2+1.688DBH – 3.791</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Branches</td><td class="align_center">BRA = 0.030DBH2 + 1.574DBH – 4.984</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Foliage</td><td class="align_center">F = 0.04DBH2 + 1.949DBH – 3.134</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>A list of selected allometric equations for estimating biomass components.</div>

International Journal of Forestry Research

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Table 7: Allometric Equations for Estimating Silk Oak (Grevillea robusta) Biomass in Agricultural Landscapes of Maragua Subcounty, Kenya