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 6
Analysis of variance for metaxylem vessels’ diameter of Bambusa vulgaris.
Source
df
Radial diameter
Tangential diameter
-value
value
Var. (%)
-value
value
Var. (%)
Bamboo age (BA)
1
333.020
0.001
75.5
381.509
0.001
77.9
Culm height (CH)
1
217.728
0.001
66.8
110.022
0.001
50.5
Vessel location (VL)
2
9933
0.001
99.5
7016
0.001
99.2
BA × CH
1
298.392
0.001
73.4
190.456
0.001
63.8
BA × VL
2
544.076
0.001
91
696.648
0.001
92.8
CH × VL
2
358.449
0.001
86.9
299.893
0.001
84.7
BA × CH × VL
2
212.771
0.001
79.8
103.555
0.001
65.7
Note. significant at 1% probability level; ns: not significant.