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Variation of Microfibril Angle Within Stems of Three Commercial Softwoods Grown in Korea  

Eun, Dong-Jin (College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Kim, Nam-Hun (College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.36, no.4, 2008 , pp. 77-83 More about this Journal
Abstract
Radial and axial variations of microfibril angle (MFA) within stems of three commercial softwoods (Pinus densiflora, Pinus koraiensis and Pinus rigida) grown in Korea were examined by iodine crystal deposition method. The average MFA were $16.4^{\circ}$ in Pinus densiflora, 14.4, in Pinus koraiensis, and $26.2^{\circ}$ in Pinus rigida, respectively. The MFA in earlywood and latewood decreased with age to about 15~20 years, and then remained almost constant. The MFA of latewood was slightly smaller than that of earlywood. The MFA in the three species was a little smaller at the base of stem and decreased slightly with increasing tree height, but no significant difference by height was identified only in earlywood of Pinus rigida. Consequently, it was considered that the MFA could be an useful index for identifying juvenile wood and adult wood of Pinus densiflora, Pinus. koraiensis and Pinus rigida.
Keywords
microfibril angle (MFA); iodine crystal deposition; Pinus densiflora; Pinus koraiensis; Pinus rigida;
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