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Volume equations of common trees

Castonopsis indica

Ln V = -10.31 + 2.85(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.96)

Castonopsis tribuloides

Ln V = -9.48 + 2.29(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.98)

Dalbergia sissoo

Ln V = -9.0705 + 2.3957(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.99)

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Ln V = -9.1708 + 2.5723(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.99)

Quercus glauca

Ln V = -9.49 + 2.72(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.98)

Schima wallichii

Ln V = -9.15 + 2.7(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.96)

NOTE: V = Volume in cubic meters DBH= Overbark Diameter at Breast Height in centimeters Source: Tamrakar, P.R. 2000. Biomass and Volume Tables with Species Description for Community Forest Management. MFSC, HMG/Nepal.