Species-Site Suitability Assessment of Bamboo and Its Detailed Study in Different Agroecological Zones of Kenya

Table 5

Summary of the growth performance of O. alpina planted in Limuru and Ndakaini.

Growth parameters	Limuru	Ndakaini	Statistical result ()
Clump age (yrs)	5 ± 0	35 ± 0
Clumps per ha	400 ± 0	25 ± 0
Clump radius (m)	0.53 ± 0.03	1.167 ± 0.417	0.20
Culms per clump (no.)	15 ± 2	76.67 ± 36.67	0.17
Culm density (no. per ha)	6,000 ± 800	1,917 ± 916.7	0.03
Culm diameter (cm)	2.13 ± 0.29	0.917 ± 0.17	0.02
Culm height (m)	3.47 ± 0.39	2.833 ± 0.18	0.22
Wall thickness (cm)	0.65 ± 0.14	0.217 ± 0.017	0.04
Internode length (cm)	23 ± 1	37.93 ± 2.07	0.01

Limuru = LH1 and Ndakaini = UM1.