
Abstract
Chemical and kraft pulp properties of culm were investigated in three bamboo species (Bambusa vulgaris, Bambusa maculata and Gigantochloa atter) naturally grown in four different provenances of Lombok Island, Indonesia. The among-provenance variations of these characteristics were also evaluated. The amounts of chemical components (extractives, ash, Klason lignin, holocellulose, and α-, β- and γ-cellulose) in these three species were in the range of those







