人工林马尾松晚材率、年轮宽度和组织比量变异研究

对22年生人工林马尾松木材年轮宽度、晚材率和组织比量进行系统的测量、统计和分析，结果表明，年轮宽度随树龄增加先增加后减小，而随树干高度的增加先减小后增加。晚材率随着树龄增加呈波动增大，而随树干高度的增加呈逐渐减小趋势。木射线比量和树脂道比量随树龄增加呈波动增大，但总体变幅不大，而前者随树干高度的增加呈波动减小，后者先减小再增大。管胞比量随树龄增加呈波动减小，而随树干高度的增加先增加，达到一定值后减小，然后再增加。方差分析表明，年轮宽度、晚材率、组织比量在各年轮间、各高度间差异显著或极显著。     

火炬松短周期工业材不同高度上干缩性能的研究

对湖南同一立地指数（１８）下，５株１７．５年生的火炬松（ＰｉｎａｓｔａｅｄａＬ．）短周期工业材１．３，３．６，５．６，７．６，９．６ｍ５个高度的木材干缩系数、基本密度、生长轮宽度、晚材率和微纤丝角度，按生长轮取样，进行了测量和统计分析．结果表明，弦向、径向、体积干缩系数和干缩比，在树于５个高度之间的差异，均达到了显著水平；各高度干缩系数与生长轮的年龄（离髓心的距离）以及与上述各主要构造因子之间呈显著的线性相关，且相关度度随树干高度的增加而减弱．     

材性改良研究VI.美洲黑杨×小叶杨新无性系木材性状遗传相关分析

对美洲黑杨×小叶杨新无性系木材性状遗传相关分析结果表明，年轮宽度与早材宽度、晚材宽度遗传相关比较密切；与晚材率之间相关很弱；而年轮密度与早材密度、晚材密度、最小密度及最大密度之间遗传相关密切（ｒｙ＝０．８４－０．９５），与早晚材密度比及木材密度相关很弱；年轮密度与年轮宽度之间呈负弱相关。     

材性改良研究

对美洲黑杨×小叶杨新无系木材性状遗传相关分析结果表明，年轮宽度与早材宽度、晚格宽度遗传相关比较密切，与晚材率之间相关很弱；而年轮密度与材密度，晚材密度，最小密度及最大密度霜关密切，晚材密度比及木材密度梯度相关很弱，年轮密度与年轮宽度之间呈负弱相关。     

火炬松不同种源纸浆材材性的变异

1983年火炬松31个种源引种栽培在浙江富阳中国林业科学研究院亚热带林业研究所实验林场,研究表明该批种源间10年生树木生长量和纸浆材材性因子如晚材率、管胞形态特征值(管胞长度、宽度、腔径、壁厚、长宽比、腔径比、壁腔比)、管胞S2层微纤丝角和木材基本密度存在着显著差异,木材主要化学成分中纤维素和木素含量种源间存在着显著差异,而戊聚糖和苯醇浸提物含量种源间差异不显著.这些材性特征除了木材化学性状因子外,均受中等以上程度遗传控制.木材纤维素、木素、戊聚糖和苯醇浸提物含量的广义遗传力分别为0.088、0.003、0.340和0.307,其余性状广义遗传力均大于0.50.引种地栽培环境对木材性状有显著影响.种源原产地纬度与树木生长量、管胞宽度、管胞直径和管胞微纤丝角呈负相关,与晚材率、木材密度呈正相关.31个种源树木胸高直径与管胞长宽比、管胞壁腔比、木材密度呈显著负相关,与管胞宽度、管胞直径、管胞腔径比呈正相关.     

火炬松纸浆材优良家系多性状选择

对６年生火炬松自由授粉子代测定林进行了生长、材性和干形等性状的遗传参数估算和相关关系分析。树高、木材基本密度在家系间存在极显著差异，且具有较高的遗传力，胸径、材积、干材干重和管胞长度具中度遗传力，树干通直度和分枝性状未发现显著的家系间差异。干材干重与生长性状呈高度正相关，与木材基本密度呈微弱的负相关，而与管胞长度呈负相关。以浆材为选择目的进行家系指数选择，认为包含产量（干材干重）和质量（木材基本密     

火炬松种源主要经济性状的遗传变异及其综合选择*

对设立在江西省分宜县的９年生火炬松种源试验林的研究表明：多数生长、形质和木材性状具有显著的种源效应，树高、材积、干形、轮枝数、年轮宽和晚材率存在着纬向的地理模式，与原产地的温度密切相关，管胞长度受经度控制，木材基本密度无一定地理变异规律，在种源水平上，木材密度和材积生长呈显著的负相关，管胞长度和材积生长几乎不相关。生长较快的种源，其树干通直且侧枝细小。利用约束和无约束选择指数，根据不同的材种要求，     

贵州产马尾松人工林纤维形态和纤丝角的研究

研究了30年生人工林马尾松形态和纤丝角的径向变异。结果表明：纤维长度、宽度和长宽比均呈增加趋势，前10～12年纤维形态的增长率明显的大于随后年轮纤维形态的变化。马尾松早材各年轮的平均纤维丝角比晚材平均要大11．5％，纤丝角随树龄增加而逐年下降，前12年变化速率较快，随后的年轮纤丝角下降速度渐趋缓慢。表明人工林马尾松在12年左右趋于成熟。     

落羽杉种源木材微纤丝角和纤维形态的变异

对16个落羽杉种源的14年生人工林木材微纤丝角和木材纤维形态进行测定.结果表明:1)16个种源落羽杉木材微纤丝角存在显著差异,微纤丝角变化在29.9～35.8°之间.从径向变化看,落羽杉胸径处木材微纤丝角在髓心处最大,由髓心向外逐渐减小;从纵向变化看,微纤丝角在基干处最大,随树木高度的增加而逐渐减小.2)16个落羽杉种源木材的纤维长度和宽度均存在显著差异,纤维长度的变化在1 764.84～2 900.08 μm之间,纤维宽度的变化在28.48～51.21 μm之间,纤维长宽比的变化在42.79～82.12之间.落羽杉胸径处木材纤维形态的径向变化为纤维长度和纤维宽度从髓心到树皮逐渐增加,纵向变化规律为纤维长度和纤维宽度在树干基部较小,随树高的增加而逐渐增加.3)落羽杉木材微纤丝角与木材纤维长度呈极显著的负相关关系,与木材的纤维宽度和纤维长宽比呈一定的负相关,木材纤维长度与木材纤维宽度呈显著的正相关.4)16个落羽杉种源依据木材微纤丝角和木材纤维长度2个木材材性指标可以分为4类:第Ⅰ类,木材的微纤丝角较大,木材纤维长度中等;第Ⅱ类,微纤丝角和木材纤维长度均处于中等水平;第Ⅲ类,微纤丝角较小,木材纤维长度较长;第Ⅳ类,木材纤维长度较短,微纤丝角中等.综合考虑微纤丝角和木材纤维长度,2号和30号种源可作为纤维工业原料用材的优良种源.     

Ⅰ-69杨年轮宽度和密度变异规律

以Ⅰ-69杨木材为试样,运用树木年轮图像分析系统和树木年轮分析系统获取年轮宽度和年轮密度数据,并对组成成分径向变异和轴向变异规律进行了分析。结果表明:Ⅰ-69杨木材密度的径向变异规律随树龄增加而增大,最大密度波动较大,最小密度随树龄增加总体趋势下降,早材密度、晚材密度随树龄增加而增加;年轮组成成分各项指标株内径向变异极显著,株间径向变异不显著。年轮密度各组成成分随高度增加而增加,其中年轮平均密度、早材密度、最小密度增加量较小,年轮最大密度、晚材密度增加量较大;相对而言,Ⅰ-69杨木材密度径向变异大于轴向变异。     

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.

     

邓恩桉生材含水率、年轮宽度及木材密度研究

为了解邓恩桉的木材性质,本研究采用排水法和《GB/T 1930-2009》方法测定邓恩桉的生材含水率、年轮宽度以及木材密度。结果表明：全树生材含水率、年轮宽度、生材密度和基本密度均值分别为114.61%、4.73 mm、1.164 g·cm-3、0.522 g·cm-3。随着树高的增加,年轮宽度、木材密度呈-大-小-大‖趋势,生材含水率呈-小-大-小‖趋势;由髓心向外,木材密度逐渐减小,生材含水率逐渐增大,年轮宽度先增加后减小。4个材性指标在树干径向不同位置间差异极显著,在不同树高间差异不显著（除年轮宽度外）。基本密度与3个材性指标间存在极显著或显著相关。     

Basic density,longitudinal shrinkage and tracheid length of juvenile wood of Picea abies (L.) Karst

Variation in the growth ring width, basic density, longitudinal shrinkage and tracheid length was investigated in the juvenile wood of Norway spruce samples taken from different heights in the stem. Annual height increments were cut from the ten youngest shoots from trees of three different heights. By this method the properties of an individual growth ring could be analysed without taking samples from each ring. Sixteen tree tops of an average stem height of 8, 15 and 25 m were analysed. Basic density was low in the first shoot, highest in the second or third one and decreased gradually thereafter. Longitudinal shrinkage was highest close to the pith and decreased to about 0.2% in the outer rings. Tracheids were only ca. 1 mm long close to the pith and their length increased sharply towards the tenth shoot. The properties of juvenile wood varied with the height in the stem. Longitudinal shrinkage around the pith seemed to increase with increasing height and basic density was highest at 25 m stem height. The applicability of the method for the calculation of basic density and tracheid length in individual growth rings close to the pith is discussed.     

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°).     

Effect of growth on wood properties for Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi): Differences of annual ring structure between corewood and outerwood

To investigate the relations between growth and the wood properties of Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi), six sample trees of varied ages and radial growth were felled and the ring width, ring density, percentage of latewood, and some other factors were determined. There were significant differences in ring density and percentage of latewood between sample trees with vigorous growth and those with poor growth. In corewood the ring density decreased with increasing ring width for all sample trees, whereas in outerwood this trend did not appear. Moreover, the latewood width increased with the increment of ring width only in outerwood, whereas there was almost no change in the corewood. The variation in patterns of ring width, ring density, and percentage of latewood in the radial direction and the relation with height was also studied.Part of this report was presented at the 47th annual meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Kochi, April 1997     

Growth and wood density of Pinus taeda L. as affected by shelterwood harvest in a two-aged stand in Southern Brazil

Pine plantations are an important wood source in Brazil, with Pinus taeda being most frequently planted. Most pinewood is directed to the paper and pulp industry, but there is an increasing demand for wood for solid end-uses, requiring large stems from longer rotations which can be obtained using P. taeda as the canopy in two-aged stands. We evaluated radial growth and wood density at different stem heights of P. taeda in the highlands of Southern Brazil over a production period of 36 years and subjected to shelterwood harvest. Cross-sectional disks were obtained from 15 trees in different stem heights; 10 were used for growth analyses and 5 for growth and density analyses. We used disk images and X-ray techniques for growth and density analyses, respectively. Samples were analyzed for ring (width and density), earlywood, and latewood (width, density, and proportion). Ring width varied between 0.4 and 1.7 cm, with the widest rings in the first years (3–5 years.) of growth. Ring density increased with age, with higher densities on the lower stem portions. Mature wood started to be formed from the 16th ring onwards. Shelterwood harvest affected both ring width and density, but the effects on ring width lasted for at least 5 years, while the effects on wood density were short-lasting. Mature P. taeda trees increased their size after the shelterwood harvest without compromising their wood density. Longer production periods of P. taeda as retained trees in the canopy of two-aged stands provide high-quality wood for structural purposes.

     

Effect of thinning on the ring characteristics of Japanese cedar plantation trees

The purpose of this study was to explore the ring characteristics of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) tree growth with thinning and unthinning regimes. The trees grown with thinning regimes increased in average ring width (RW), earlywood width, latewood width, ring density (RD), earlywood density, latewood density, maximum ring density, and latewood percentage (LWP) for the entire period of 16 years after thinning, as compared to those grown with unthinning regimes. The RW and RD components showed different reactions lasting several years after thinning. Overall, thinning caused immediate production (first year) of higher RD, lasting for several years; however, wider RW was delayed up to several years after treatment. There was a weak relationship between RW (growth rate) and wood density; and there were significant positive relationships between the RD and LWP. The results suggest that the compression wood produced after thinning.     

Inter-tree and intra-tree variations in ring width and wood density components in balsam fir (Abies balsamea)

This study quantified and compared intra-tree and inter-tree variations in ring width and wood density components in balsam fir (Abies balsamea) grown in Quebec, Canada. In addition, the study examined correlations between ring width and wood density components at different stem positions from the stump level to the stem top. Ring width and wood density components of individual rings were measured by X-ray densitometry. Both the intra- and inter-tree variations in balsam fir are large, but the inter-tree variation is relatively smaller than the intra-tree variation. Much of the intra-tree variation is due to the radial variation, whereas the axial variation is much smaller. Compared to ring width and its components, wood density characteristics show a considerably smaller variation at both the inter- and intra-tree level. In almost all wood characteristics studied (except for latewood width), the intra- and inter-tree variations are more or less influenced by tree age. Cambial age explains more intra-tree variation in wood density components than ring width, whereas more intra-tree variation in ring width components is due to ring width. Cambial age and ring width explain a comparable percentage of variation in ring density. Only a few of the correlations between ring width and wood density components vary significantly with stem position from the stump to the stem top at the inter-tree level. In balsam fir, a negative correlation between ring density and ring width is significant in the butt log, but the correlation decreases to an insignificant level at and above a height of 3.0 m.     

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.