Following is the methodology adopted for developing Plantation Species Matrix taking into consideration different characteristics which would help in scoring and ranking the species as per their importance. Table 9: Operational model for Plantation Species Matrix S.No. Parameters Score Remarks Tolerant/Stressed 1/0 Tolerant species -1 1. Stressed species-0 Evergreen/Semi-deciduous 1//0.5/0 Evergreen trees and shrubs -1 2. /Deciduous Semi-deciduous -0.5 Deciduous-0 3. Growth Rate 1//0.5/0 Fast growing species 1 – ( Fast/Quick/Slow) Quick growing species-0.5 Slow growing species-0 Canopy Surface Area(CSA) 1 Tree/shrub species highest canopy 4. surface area -1 Others scored as per relative to the tree with highest CSA Leaf Area (LA) 1 Tree/shrub species highest leaf 5. area-1; others as per the highest LA in database 6. Stomatal Index(SI) 1 Tree/shrub species having highest Stomatal index-1 Others as per the highest SI in database 7. Canopy Shape 1/0.75/0.5/0.25/0 Spreading canopy-1 Round canopy-0.75 Oblong canopy-0.5 Flat-crown canopy-0.25 Conical canopy-0
Following is the methodology adopted for developing Plantation Species Matrix taking into consideration different characteristics which would help in scoring and ranking the species as per their importance. Table 9: Operational model for Plantation Species Matrix S.No. Parameters Score Remarks 1. Tolerant/Stressed 1/0 Tolerant species -1 Stressed species-0 2. Evergreen/Semi-deciduous /Deciduous 1//0.5/0 Evergreen trees and shrubs -1 Semi-deciduous -0.5 Deciduous-0 3. Growth Rate ( Fast/Quick/Slow) 1//0.5/0 Fast growing species – 1 Quick growing species-0.5 Slow growing species-0 4. Canopy Surface Area(CSA) 1 Tree/shrub species highest canopy surface area -1 Others scored as per relative to the tree with highest CSA 5. Leaf Area (LA) 1 Tree/shrub species highest leaf area-1; others as per the highest LA in database 6. Stomatal Index(SI) 1 Tree/shrub species having highest Stomatal index-1 Others as per the highest SI in database 7. Canopy Shape 1/0.75/0.5/0.25/0 Spreading canopy-1 Round canopy-0.75 Oblong canopy-0.5 Flat-crown canopy-0.25 Conical canopy-0
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