Alternative eucalypts for commercial pulpwood production at moderately dry sites in the warm temperate zone of KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa

During 2001, a series of four site–taxa interaction trials was established in the warm temperate (mean annual temperature range 16–19 °C) forestry climatic zone of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. The main objective was to investigate the commercial forestry potential of a range of alternative Eucalyptus and Corymbia taxa for moderately dry (mean annual precipitation < 850 mm) sites within the zone. At rotation end, all trials received final standing tree measurements. At one of the sites (Rockvale), trees of eight promising alternative taxa were felled, stem measurements and wood samples taken, and wood and fibre productivities determined. On the basis of tree growth and wood and fibre production, C. citriodora subsp. variegata, C. henryi, E. badjensis, E. benthamii and E. dorrigoensis (listed alphabetically) demonstrated the greatest potential as commercial alternatives for moderately dry sites in the KZN warm temperate zone. The majority of these taxa showed strong site specificity. Eucalyptus benthamii was the only taxon showing high growth adaptability to the entire range of site conditions applied in the series. The non-susceptibility of C. citriodora subsp. variegata and C. henryi to the current topical insect pests Thaumastocoris peregrinus, Leptocybe invasa and Glycaspis brimblecombei elevates the appeal of these taxa as potential alternative planting choices for moderately dry sites within lower altitude (<1 100 m asl) areas of the climate zone. The matching of the most promising alternative taxa in the series to the range of sites encountered in moderately dry areas of the KZN warm temperate forestry zone is discussed in this paper.     

对云南林纸一体化可持续发展的若干思考

云南省具有建设成为全国重要木桨生产基地的比较优势。林纸一体化建设需要举全省之力,通力合作,做好产业发展规划和项目环评工作。林纸产业的发展,必须实现清洁生产。要采取认真落实《云南省林纸一体化发展规划纲要》中的环保措施;林纸基地要避开生态环境敏感区,注意承载力;全面落实排污许可证制度等措施,才能实现林纸产业的可持续发展。     

微生物预处理秸秆纤维浆结构、形态及成膜性研究

为研究生物预处理对秸秆纤维解离作用,促进制浆过程纤维分丝帚化及成膜性,采用实验室模拟发酵法,探讨微生物接种量及发酵时间对秸秆纤维化学组分、纤维形态及膜力学性质的影响。结果表明,与对照相比,接种1%外源菌处理稻秸14天时降解率达到20%,纤维降解适中,细小纤维占比仅59.63%~67.91%,纤维间交织力增强,纤维的疏解与拆分效应提升,打浆能耗降低71.54%。且随发酵时间的延长,纤维膜的抗张强度先升高再降低,第7和14天时分别提高7.6%和4.64%;3%接菌量处理14天时,浆料重均和质量加权增幅最大至28.57%和49.36%,膜撕裂度最高达240.9 mN。抗张强度与纤维质量间无明显相关性,耐破强度与纤维质量加权长度间呈负相关,撕裂强度与纤维数均长度、重均及纤维长宽比间呈显著正相关。该研究为生物降解秸秆纤维地膜的开发应用可行性提供技术支撑。