Vaishnu Dutt, Ashfaq Mir, Amerjeet Singh* and Mugloo J.A.
Faculty of Forestry, SKUAST-Kashmir, Benhama, Ganderbal – J&K
Received-10.08.2020, Revised-30.08.2020
Abstract: Fuelwood characteristics viz. Calorific value, Density, Ash content (%), Moisture content (%) were evaluated for 11 deciduous trees viz. Robinia pseudoacacia (Black Locust), Prunus armeniaca(Wild apricot), Morus alba (Mulbery), Quercus rober(Oak),Ulmus villosa (Elm), Salix alba ( White willow),Melia azedarach(Drek), Ailanthus ultissima (Tree of Heaven), Populus nigra( Black Poplar), Albizia julibrissin (Siris), Fraxinus floribunda(Ash tree) and two shrubs namely Amorpha fruticosa (Desert false indigo)and Parrotia jacquemontina (hatab)of Kashmir region. The results showed that fuel wood potential of the different tree and shrub species is in order as Parrotia jacquemontina (hatab)> Prunus armeniaca(Wild apricot)> Robinia pseudoacacia (Black Locust)> Albizia julibrissin (Siris)> Amorpha fruticosa((Desert false indigo) > Ulmus villosa (Elm)> Quercus rober(Oak) > Fraxinus floribunda(Ash tree) > Ailanthus altissima( Tree of Heaven) > Morus alba(Mulbery) > Melia azedarach(Drek) > Populus nigra ( Black Poplar) > Salix alba ( White willow),
Keywords: Calorific value, firewood, fuelwood value index (FVI), deciduous trees and shrubs, Kashmir
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