PENGARUH KETINGGIAN TEMPAT DAN JENIS TERHADAP PENYUSUTAN ROTAN

Objective of the study was to determine shrinkage of  three species of rattan,  such as Tohiti (Calamus inops Becc),  Batang  Air (Daemonorops robustus Warb), Manau (Calamus manan Miq).  Two  factors was applied in the study was growing site (<100m, 100-200m, >200m) and species of  rattan.  Result of the study  indicated that  species of  rattan  was  affected  the  shrinkage from green to  air dry condition. Growing site was affected  the  shrinkage green to oven dry condition. Shrinkage from green to air dry condition was  1.25% -7.43% and  shrinkage  from air dry to oven dry condition was 0.37 % - 1.81 %