A GENERALIZED ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS MODEL FOR JUVENILE INDIVIDUALS OF Rhododendron arboreum (SM.) IN NEPAL

Abstract

HIGHLIGHTSA biomass model for juvenile individuals of Rhododendron arboreum was developed.A power function showed the best fit to the data (R 2 adj =0.9013); RMSE = 59.349 g.Crown measures significantly contributed to fitting improvement of the model. Slenderness coefficient also significantly contributed to fitting improvement of the model.