Wood Variation
Subtitle: Its Causes and Control
By: by Bruce J. Zobel, Johannes P. Buijtenen
Contributors: Buijtenen, Johannes P.
Series: Springer Series in Wood Science; Springer series in wood science
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9783642740718; 9783642740695
Subjects: Botany; Life sciences; Agriculture; Forests and forestry
Description: Wood is a very variable substance with differences occurring among species and genera, among geographic sources within a species and among trees within a geographic source as well as within each individual tree. Tree-to-tree variability is especially large, with differences within a species often under strong genetic influence. This book concentrates on the causes of variation in wood, the effects of this variation and the possibility of obtaining control through (genetic) manipulation to produce more uniform and usable wood products.
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Table of contents: title: Wood Variation and Wood Properties; title: The Effect of Provenance Variation and Exotic Plantations on Wood Properties; title: Variation Within and Among Trees; title: Wood Property Variation as Related to Tree Form and Reaction Wood; title: The Effect of Growth Rate on Wood Properties; title: Wood Properties Affected by Environmental, Biological, and Other External Agencies; title: The Effect of Silvicultural Practices on Wood Properties; title: Control of Wood Properties By Breeding; title: Future Importance of Knowing and Manipulating Wood Variability; title: References; title: Subject Index; title: Species Index.