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http://dx.doi.org/10.5658/WOOD.2015.43.1.1

Studies on Wood Quality and Growth of Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. in Korea - Physical Properties -  

Han, Ju-Hwan (Chungcheongbuk-do, Institute of Forest Protection & Management Research)
Jeong, Jae-Hun (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
Lee, Gooi-Yong (Chungcheongbuk-do, Institute of Forest Protection & Management Research)
Kim, Byung-Ro (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.43, no.1, 2015 , pp. 1-8 More about this Journal
Abstract
Relationship between annual ring width and physical properties of 24-year old alder woods (Alnus glutinosa L.) that had different seed origins from four provenances such as Bulgary, Italy, United Kindom, and Yugoslavia was investigated. No difference among different origins of seeds was found for the moisture content, density, and shrinkage or tangential radial (T/R) ratio. These properties had also no relationship with the growth rate. As important parameters among wood quality indices, no difference in the density or shrinkage on wood that has different growth rates was detected among alder woods from four different origins of seeds. Therefore, it is considered that higher growth rate might be a key factor for selecting the seed origin of the alder tree.
Keywords
Alnus glutinosa L.; growth rate; wood quality; moisture content; density; shrinkage; tangential radial ratio;
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