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Properties of young Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island pine) reaction and normal wood

  • Monika Sharma and Clemens Michael Altaner EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: February 1, 2014
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Abstract

Young Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco seedlings have been grown tilted to obtain compression wood (CW), opposite wood (OW), and normal wood (NW). Mechanical and anatomical properties of these wood tissues have been assessed. CW had characteristics associated with low severity. OW and NW did not differ significantly in their properties and were found to have a considerably lower microfibril angle and higher modulus of elasticity than those of juvenile corewood of Pinus radiata D. Don.


Corresponding author: Clemens Michael Altaner, NZ School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, Phone: +64-3-364-2807, e-mail:

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Professor John Walker for directing them towards this topic. This work was supported by the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (PROJ-12401-PPS_UOC).

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Received: 2013-11-12
Accepted: 2014-1-10
Published Online: 2014-2-1
Published in Print: 2014-10-1

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