Research Article

Biomass Modelling of Androstachys johnsonii Prain: A Comparison of Three Methods to Enforce Additivity

Table 7

Fit statistics for CON, SUR, and NSUR methods.

Tree componentWeight functionAdj. (%) (kg) CV (%) MRSE (kg)MR (kg)

CON method
Roots94.949.5920.100.1520
Stem wood97.4919.6615.840.0255
Stem bark84.244.9734.970.3397
Crown82.1625.1143.011.5596
Total tree97.6134.9214.290.0247

SUR method
Roots82.4422.0646.240.13780.1769*0.0581
Stem wood72.4760.5948.830.17320.6599*0.5943
Stem bark52.8410.5674.380.24030.0930*0.01570.9906
Crown81.9627.2246.621.4330−0.1188*0.1053
Total tree86.8896.6739.560.07910.8109*9.1562

NSUR method
Roots92.7612.8426.920.11680.0805*0.0244
Stem wood92.2735.6628.740.04400.3116*0.1718
Stem bark78.126.8548.250.20840.0423*0.00724.7801
Crown85.2726.4145.230.8348−0.00490.0859
Total tree67.7653.3221.820.03210.4296*6.7590

“*” = significant at α ≥ 5%; “ ” = not significant at any probability level.