Planting Jatropha curcas on Constrained Land: Emission and Effects from Land Use Change

Table 1

Mean ± standard error of stem diameter, dry weight of the aboveground and belowground section of Jatropha curcas, and its moisture content at different ages.

Age (month)	Stem diameter (cm)	DWAG (kg)	Moisture (%)	DWBG (kg)	Moisture (%)
46	14.6 ± 1.0	7.72 ± 0.25	65.8 ± 0.5	3.17 ± 0.07	67.1 ± 0.2
32	12.5 ± 0.9	5.88 ± 0.58	68.4 ± 0.8	2.27 ± 0.05	64.7*
24	9.3 ± 0.4	2.23 ± 0.21	70.7 ± 0.1	1.03 ± 0.37	67.2 ± 2.1
10	7.6 ± 0.0	0.45 ± 0.02	73.0 ± 0.6	0.47 ± 0.02	58.8*
<6	1.6 ± 0.2	0.02 ± 0.01	n.a	0.01 ± 0.00	n.a

DWAG: dry weight aboveground.
DWBG: dry weight belowground.
n.a: not applicable.
*: no replications were made for moisture content determination.