Fibril angle of loblolly pine wood as related to specific gravity,growth rate,and distance from pith

Summary Fibril angles were greater for earlywood (avg. 33.4°) than for latewood tracheids (avg. 26.9°). For earlywood, fibril angle did not differ between growth rates when the specific gravity was low (avg. 33.3°). When the specific gravity was high, wood of fast growth had a higher fibril angle (avg. 35.1°) than wood of slow growth (avg. 32.0°). No differences were detected between core, middle, and outer wood. In latewood tracheids, fibril angles were greater in corewood (avg. 28.0°) than in middle or outer wood (avg. 26.3°). For whole wood (a weighted average of earlywood and latewood), fibril angle averaged 30.7° and was greater in corewood (avg. 32.2°) than in middle or outer wood (avg. 29.9°).     

Microfibril angle non-uniformities within normal and compression wood tracheids

The pattern and extent of variation of microfibril angle (MFA) in normal and compression tracheids of softwood were investigated by using confocal laser scanning microscopy technique. All measurements support the idea that the orientation of microfibrils in single wood tracheids is not uniform. MFA of the radial wall of earlywood tracheids was highly non-uniform and had an approximately circular form of arrangement around the bordered pits (inside the border). Between the bordered pits the measured MFAs were less than the other parts of the tracheid. In the latewood tracheids MFA was less variable. The average orientation of simple pits in the crossfield region was consistent with the mean MFA of the tracheids; however some of the measurements showed a highly variable arrangement in the areas between the simple pits. In many cases the local measured MFAs of compression wood tracheids agreed with the orientation of natural helical cavities of compression wood. Comparing the measured results in different growth rings showed that MFAs in juvenile wood are generally larger than in perfect wood.     

The fibrillar orientation in the S2-layer of wood fibres as determined by X-ray diffraction analysis

Summary It is the fibrillar orientation in the S2-layer which to a great extent determines the mechanical properties of the wood fibre, with regard both to strength and stiffness and to swelling properties. Measurements of the average fibril angle of fibres are not however easy and the results differ between the methods used. In order to evaluate in more detail how the fibril angle varies in spruce wood, an X-ray method based on diffraction from the 040-plane was developed. By comparison with microscopic examination it is concluded that reliable results relating to the fibrillar orientation in the S2-layer are obtained with the X-ray technique. It is shown that the fibril angle of mature wood is rather constant with regard to both age of the annual ring and its position in the height of the tree. The fibril angle of the earlywood is found to be only slightly higher than that of latewood fibres. It is also shown that compression wood may be easily identified by virtue of the fact that its fibril angle is much higher than that of normal mature wood.The authors thank Ms Ulla Jonsson for the microscopic measurements and Dr Anthony Bristow for the linguistic revision     

中国裸子植物木材管胞瘤状层的电镜观察

本文对中国裸子植物11科、41属、99种木材管胞瘤状层进行了系统观察。瘤状层的有无及形态特征是区分裸子植物材的重要标志。此外并对5种针叶树材在一个年轮内,瘤状层从早材到晚材大小、分布密度的变化做了观察;12种针叶树材的切片,用0.5％次氯酸钠溶液处理后,瘤状物减小、以至消失;在另6个树种的管胞内,观察到瘤状层被白腐菌或软腐菌溶解。     

Three-dimensional imaging of a sawn surface: a comparison of confocal microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,and light microscopy combined with serial sectioning

The three-dimensional structure of a transverse sawn wood surface was investigated using several methods, to compare techniques, and to study the types of deformation in tracheids at the saw cut. A sample of spruce sapwood was cut with a fret saw across the grain. The transverse sawn surface was imaged by confocal microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and by light microscopy combined with serial sectioning and three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. Both confocal microscopy and FESEM were restricted to visualising the cut surface of the wood. However, serial sectioning was able to reveal the internal structure below the cut surface providing more information on the types of cell deformation present. The wood structure was deformed to depths of more than 600 μm below the surface with twisting, crushing and tearing deformations. Near the outer surface, gaps were formed between groups of tracheids where the cell walls had been torn away to form saw dust. The deformation tended to form groups of tracheids that were twisted relative to each other. Latewood was less distorted, forming a dense solid surface compared to the highly fibrous earlywood.     

Ray tracheids in Pinus radiata are more highly resistant to soft rot as compared to axial tracheids: relationship to lignin concentration

A visual decay assessment of Pinus radiata wood, which was part of a framing timber in a house in the North Island of New Zealand, indicated the presence of surface decay. Microscopic observations, employing confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), provided evidence of decay by cavity-forming soft rot (SR) fungi. A comparison of ray tracheids (RT) with axial tracheids (AT) indicated that RT were considerably more resistant to SR than AT. In the heavily degraded regions of wood, where axial tracheid walls contained abundant SR cavities, the walls of RT contained only a few or no cavities. An assessment of lignin concentration in the cell walls by a combination of TEM, confocal fluorescence and UV microscopy provided evidence of greater lignin concentration in the secondary wall of RT as compared to AT, which may explain the observed greater resistance of RT to soft rot. Dedicated to Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Walter Liese on the occasion of his 80th birthday.     

Arrangement of cortical microtubules in compression wood tracheids of Taxus cuspidata visualized by confocal laser microscopy

Cortical microtubules (MTs) in differentiating compression wood tracheids of Taxus cuspidata stems were visualized by confocal laser microscopy. They were oriented obliquely at an angle of about 45° to the tracheid axis during formation of the secondary wall. Artificial inclination altered the pattern of alignment of MTs. Banding MTs were helically oriented late during the formation of the secondary walls. These results indicate that MTs might control the orientation and localized deposition of cellulose microfibrils in the secondary walls of compression wood tracheids.Part of this report was presented at the 46th annual meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Kumamoto, April 1996     

Spiral angle of elementary cellulose fibrils in cell walls ofPicea abies determined by small-angle x-ray scattering

Summary The spiral angle of the elementary cellulose fibril in the wood cell wall, often called microfibril angle, is of primary importance for the mechanical properties of wood. While there are a number of methods to estimate this angle, x-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques have recently obtained a lot of attention because of their ability to provide information averaged over a significantly large specimen volume. Here, we present results from a related method, small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS). The advantage of SAXS is that, unlike XRD, it does not require any assumption on the orientation of the cellulose crystal axis with respect to the fibril axis. Full three-dimensional scattering patterns were collected using an area detector by rotating the sample around one axis. The distribution of fibrillar orientations was seen to reflect the typical cross-sectional shape of the tracheids (square or circular). In the stem, the spiral angle was found <5° in earlywood and 20° in latewood. In branches the angle was 30° in the upper part and 40° in the lower part, which strongly supports the idea that the spiral angle has primarily mechanical function.We thank W. Laube, F. Einramhof, H. Königshofer and H. Löppert for their technical assistance. Financial support from the Fonds zu Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Proj. P10729-BIO) is gratefully acknowledged     

Effect of annual rings on transmission of 100 GHz millimeter waves through wood

For the application of millimeter wave (MMW) technique to nondestructive evaluation of wood, the effect of annual rings on the behavior of a 100 GHz MMW transmitted through wood was examined. The complex amplitude was measured for 2 mm thick flat- (LT) and quarter-sawn (LR) specimens of several species with different annual ring structures at 11 % moisture content, of which the density distribution was measured using X-ray radiography. For the LT specimens of all species and the LR specimens with small density fluctuation or with earlywood width smaller than the wavelength of the MMW (=3 mm), the amplitude and phase of the transmitted wave were similar to those of the wave without a specimen. For the LR specimen with large density fluctuation and with earlywood width close to or larger than the wavelength, the amplitude and phase were different from those of the wave without a specimen. All the measured complex amplitudes were well expressed using a diffraction model. It was concluded that the MMW is deformed by the density distribution, and then its components with periods shorter than the wavelength by diffraction are attenuated.     

Genetic parameters for early wood and latewood densities and development with increasing age in Scots pine

? Each annual ring in pines consists of earlywood and latewood with considerable difference in density and width. To get a better determination of the genetic regulation of total wood density in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), density and width of those ring sections were measured in annual ring numbers 12 to 21 of Scots pines in a full-sib progeny test. Tree height and stem diameter were also measured.

? Heritabilities for the annual ring sections increased with age for earlywood density from 0.08 to approximately 0.25; latewood density showed similar reductions. Heritability over all 10 annual rings was 0.25 for earlywood density, 0.22 for latewood density, 0.29 for height and 0.10 for stem diameter. Genetic correlations between earlywood and latewood density and growth traits were negative, while they were strongly positive between densities of adjacent annual rings (0.70–1.0).

? Despite the higher heritability of earlywood density, the strong positive genetic correlation between those traits indicates little benefit from focusing solely on earlywood density when selecting for wood density. Analysing earlywood and latewood separately does not benefit from including the width of the corresponding ring section as a covariate. Juvenile wood may possibly turn into mature wood 15–20 y from the pith.

     

日本落叶松无性系微纤丝角遗传变异的研究

对10个10年生日本落叶松无性系的早材和晚材微纤丝角进行了测定,结果表明:早、晚材微纤丝角无性系间差异极显著,同一年轮内早材微纤丝角大于晚材.日本落叶松微纤丝角的径向变异规律为:在髓心处最大,以后逐渐减小.早、晚材微纤丝角与树木年轮间的变异模式(径向变异)以对数和乘幂式方程拟合效果较好,R2(R为相关系数)均在0.8以上.早、晚材微纤丝角同树高、形率、树皮厚度、主枝粗、枝干比、主枝夹角、主枝长的相关关系不显著,早、晚材微纤丝角同胸径、冠幅的相关关系达到显著水平;早材与晚材的微纤丝角也相关显著.早材和晚材的微纤丝角受中到强度遗传控制,广义遗传力分别为0.767 4、0.804 3.按照20%的选择率,早材和晚材的微纤丝角的遗传增益分别为21.82%和29.75%.     

针叶材管胞径壁与弦壁纤丝角的差异分析

在对马尾松和日本柳杉的管胞次生壁中层径壁纤丝角与弦壁纤丝角进行测定的基础上,(?)统计分析方法,对其进行了比较分析,并进行了分布类型检验及方差和期望的检验,结果表明,针叶材管胞次生壁中层的径壁纤丝角和弦壁纤丝角不存在显著性差异。为人们在木材纤丝角的研究中只讨论弦壁纤丝角的作法,提供了必要的理论依据。     

The Best Width of Wood Specimen for Zero-span Tension Test

In recent years, the zero-span tension technique of paper and pulp-making industry was applied to wood industry for indirectly testing the longitudinal tensile strength of tracheids. In this paper, this technique was used to test the longitudinal tension strength of tracheids for Chinese fir specimens with different widths. The results showed that average tension strength was 357.39 MPa. The order of average tension strength of tracheids was: 3 mm > 12 mm > 6 mm > 9 mm > 7.5 mm. But, earlywood samples frequ...     

广西柳州杉木种源树轮宽度对温度与湿度的年际响应

[目的]为选择适合试验区域未来气候变化条件下生长的杉木种源,[方法]运用年轮气候学方法,研究52个杉木地理种源3个树轮宽度指标对气候因子的响应。[结果]整轮宽度、早材宽度和晚材宽度与年平均气温的响应呈强负相关关系,相关系数最大值分别为-0.515、-0.590和-0.451;整轮宽度、早材宽度和晚材宽度与年最高气温均呈强负相关关系,相关系数最大值分别为-482、-0.624和-0.499。[结论]未来试点年平均气温有升高的趋势,这将会在一定程度上抑制杉木的径向生长,而选择对温度响应不太敏感的湖南江华、广西博白和广西资源种源在试验林所在区域进行造林,将是解决这一问题的有效途径。     

FTIR spectroscopy of early and latewood of Larix gmelinii growing along the polar treeline: the correlation between absorption bands and climatic factors

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the results of FTIR spectroscopy of the 1988–1998 annual ring early and latewood of Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr.) found along the polar treeline (Taimyr Peninsula, 70°52′53″ N, 102°58′26″ E). We analyzed samples of early and latewood to identify absorption bands of groups of wood components, as well as the bands that characterized the interactions among the components. We studied bound water spectral characteristics for wood formed in different years. An analysis of the correlation between the values of spectral absorption bands and mean monthly air temperature and precipitation showed that May-August weather had the greatest influence on the synthesis of the main polymeric components of early and latewood. Air temperature had a considerable effect on polymer composition of cell walls forming in early and latewood, whereas precipitation influenced only earlywood. FTIR spectroscopy is a promising tool to develop information on the biochemical composition of the walls of early and late tracheids of annual rings and on weather and climate influences on cell wall synthesis.     

Fibre morphological effects on mechano-sorptive creep

The increased creep rate of paper under load during moisture cycling conditions as compared to that at high constant humidity is a problem in the use of packaging materials. In order to investigate the influence of morphological factors of the fibres on the occurrence and magnitude of this phenomenon, i.e. the occurrence of mechano-sorptive creep, studies on wood fibres isolated from different parts of spruce wood were performed. Thus, creep properties were studied on earlywood and latewood fibres from both juvenile wood and mature wood. In general, latewood fibres showed a higher degree of mechano-sorptive creep than earlywood fibres, and mature wood showed a higher degree of mechano-sorptive creep than juvenile fibres. The difference in mechano-sorptive creep rate between different fibres was shown to be correlated to the differences in fibril angle. The smaller the fibril angle the higher was the mechano-sorptive creep ratio. It was suggested that at fibril angles approaching 45° wood fibres do not exhibit mechano-sorptive creep.     

杨树微纤丝角的变异及其与木材性质的相关关系

微纤丝角为细胞次生壁S2层微纤丝排列方向与细胞主轴所形成的夹角,与木材的物理性质、力学性质和化学性质都有着直接的关系。应用x射线衍射法测定了7个杨树无性系(14株样木)胸径处各年轮的微纤丝角,并对应分析和测定了各年轮的木材基本密度、纤维长度、纤维宽度和纤维素含量。研究结果表明,杨树微纤丝角在年轮间存在显著差异,其径向变异规律为从髓心向外以微纤丝角逐渐降低,年轮间的平均微纤丝角在7.8旱?8褐洌荒静幕久芏取⑾宋ざ取⑾宋矶群拖宋睾吭谀曷旨湟泊嬖谙灾钜臁O喙胤治霰砻鳎⑾怂拷怯肽静幕久芏取⑾宋ざ取⑾宋矶群拖宋睾看嬖谙灾母合喙毓叵??0.01),相关系数分别为-0.450、-0.586、-0.516和-0.660。回归分析结果表明,多项式方程可较好地描述杨树微纤丝角与所测定的木材性质的关系,相关系数均在-0.45以上(n=125)。本文的研究结果认为,在今后针对杨树材性改良的育种计划中,微纤丝角是一个重要的选育和改良指标。图3表3参34。     

Response to climate changes in radial growth of Picea crassifolia in the Qilian mountains of northwestern China

In order to investigate the response to climate changes in radial growth of Picea crassifolia at the lower tree line in the middle Qilian mountains in northwestern China, relationships of standardized chronologies of annua ring, earlywood and latewood widths with mean monthly temperature and total monthly precipitation were analyzed by ways of correlation and pointer year analyses. The results show that annual ring, earlywood and latewood widths are significantly negatively correlated with mean monthly temperature in June and Juy. Annual ring and eadywooc widths are significantly and positively correlated with tOtal monthly precipitation in March, May and June and negatively correlated with total monthly precipitation in September. Latewood width is less sensitive to climate changes than the width of earlywood and insignificantly sensitive to precipitation. The results of pointer year analysis revealed that whet summer temperatures are higher than the mean summer temperature synchronization and the summer precipitatior lower than mean summer precipitation synchronization, narrow annual rings are formed. Wide annual rings are formec~ when summer temperatures are lower than the mean summer temperature synchronization and summer precipitation higher than mean summer precipitation synchronization. The results indicate that more precipitation in the spring and summer is helpful for radial growth while warmer summer restricts radial growth of P. crassifolia at the lower tree line in the middle Qilian mountains.     

纳米压痕技术测量管胞次生壁S2层的纵向弹性模量和硬度

重点研究和详细介绍了利用纳米压痕技术测试管胞次生壁S2 层纵向弹性模量以及硬度的实验技术 ,并测试了人工林杉木早晚材管胞S2 层的纵向弹性模量和硬度。结果表明 :杉木晚材管胞S2 层的平均纵向硬度为0 390GPa ,弹性模量的平均值为 1 4 84 4GPa ;早材管胞S2 层的硬度和模量则小于晚材 ,平均值分别为 0 30 6GPa和9 82 3GPa。     

Radial variations of wood properties of an endangered species, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pinus armandii</Emphasis> var. <Emphasis Type="Italic">amamiana</Emphasis>

A dead tree of Pinus armandii Franch. var. amamiana (Koidz.) Hatusima (abbreviated to PAAm) was obtained from a natural habitat on Tanega-shima Island and various properties of its wood were investigated. Grain angle was measured and soft X-ray analysis was undertaken to obtain the density in each annual ring. Unit shrinkage and dynamic properties were measured by shrinkage, bending, and compression tests. Variations of wood properties in the radial direction, relationships of wood properties to density, and annual ring width were examined. Roughly speaking, variations in the radial direction of the grain angle, twist angle by drying, Young’s modulus and strength in static bending, absorbed energy in impact bending, compressive Young’s modulus, compressive strength, and compressive proportional limit corresponded to the variation of annual ring width. As a result, it was determined that if PAAm is afforested artificially for the purposes of lumber production and conservation, the annual rings of logs should not be too widely spaced. Wood properties of PAAm were similar to those of Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii Parl.), which is another representative pine on Tanegashima Island. This study was presented in part at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Hiroshima, August 2007