Assessment of Density and Anatomical Features of Young and Old Bambusa vulgaris (Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl.) Culm Heights as Sustainable Structural Material in Ghana

Table 3

Mean vascular bundle properties of Bambusa vulgaris.

Culm height	Location	Young bamboo culm		Old bamboo culm
		Vascular bundle radial diameter (μm)	Vascular bundle tangential diameter (μm)	Vascular bundle radial diameter (μm)	Vascular bundle tangential diameter (μm)
Bottom	Inner	968.53 ± 27.22a	627.45 ± 20.95a	1050.77 ± 52.47a	701.54 ± 27.19a
	Middle	819.70 ± 28.22b	476.12 ± 18.71b	843.37 ± 19.64b	534.43 ± 16.83b
	Outer	746.27 ± 19.82c	347.10 ± 18.38c	778.20 ± 26.61c	364.50 ± 18.99c
	Average	844.83 ± 25.09d	483.56 ± 19.35d	890.78 ± 32.91d	533.49 ± 21.00d
Top	Inner	839.28 ± 22.95a	619.87 ± 20.26a	860.14 ± 19.68a	641.13 ± 22.74a
	Middle	710.38 ± 15.67b	396.57 ± 10.15b	776.87 ± 25.51b	516.54 ± 17.19b
	Outer	631.82 ± 18.04c	260.24 ± 12.17c	646.39 ± 28.40c	340.65 ± 11.42c
	Average	727.16 ± 18.89d	425.56 ± 14.19d	761.13 ± 24.53d	499.44 ± 17.12d

Values in columns with the same letters are not significantly different (Tukey’s multiple test, ). ±(SD) signs are standard deviations.