Response of Dipterocarp Seedling to Various Light Conditions…龙脑香苗对各种光照条件的反应.pdfVIP

#~litf¥\t Bull. For. For. Prod. Res. Inst. No. 336, 1986 Response of Dipterocarp Seedling to Various Light Conditions under Forest Canopies By Takeyoshi SUZUKIv and Domingo V. }ACALNE2l Summary : This paper deals with the response of six dipterocarp species to various lighting conditions under forest canopies. Under the heavily shaded condition at 1.8% of full sunlight, the survival rates of Shorea almon, S. polysperma and Parashorea malaa- nonan seedlings were about 10-35%, within a few months of planting. However, the seedlings of Hopea foxworthyi and Vatica mangachapoi had high survival rates of 85.0% and 97.5% respectively at the same light intensity. The rate of Anisoptera thurifera was 65.0%. At 11.7% and 18.9% of full sunlight, all species tested in the experiments showed significantly high rates of survival. In full sunlight condition, about 20-50% of. S. po- lysperma, H. {oxworthyi and V. mangachapoi seedlings were damaged, probably due to the strong desiccation and high temperature during the dry season. The maximum growth in height, diameter and dry matter weight for all species was attained in full sunlight. The growth rate slowed with the decrease in light intensity. The degree of reduction in weight increment for most species tested under moderately shaded conditions of 18.9% and