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Four dipterocarp species, Shorea curtisii, S. leprosula, S. parvifolia and Dryobalanops aromatica, were planted on level terrain and on hill sites, with and without the shade of nurse trees (Gmelina arborea). Twelve years of growth indicate that trees on level terrain attain greater heights than those on hill tops. Shade did not significantly influence the performance of the dipterocarps. Interactions of the three factors, terrain, shade and species, had no influence on height and diameter growth, but interactions of terrain-shade and terrain-species have a significant affect on survival. Overall performance in terms of diameter, height and survival of the dipterocarps can be arranged in the order S. leprosula > D. aromatica > S. parvifolia > S. curtisii.
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Hai, L.E., Noor, H.M., Ahmad, F. (1996). The growth performance of four dipterocarp species under different terrain and shade conditions. In: Edwards, D.S., Booth, W.E., Choy, S.C. (eds) Tropical Rainforest Research — Current Issues. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 74. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1685-2_26
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