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T1 Physico-mechanical properties of Spanish juniper wood considering the effect of heartwood formation and the presence of defects and imperfections
A1 Fuente León, Javier de la
A1 Lafuente Jimenez, Edgar
A1 Hermosilla Redondo, María Daphne
A1 Broto Cartagena, Miguel Victorian
A1 Gasco Guerrero, Antonio María
K1 Bosques y silvicultura - España
K1 Enebros
K1 Sabina albar - España - Soria
K1 Sabinas - España - Castilla y León
K1 Propiedades físicas de la madera
K1 Wood - Mechanical properties
K1 Madera - Clasificación
K1 Wood - Deterioration
K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal
K1 3106.08 Silvicultura
AB Aim of study: Determining the main physical and mechanical properties of Spanish juniper wood from Soria (Spain) considering the effects of heartwood formation and the presence of defects and imperfections; and comparing the resulting characteristics with similar existing data for other regional softwood species of commercial interest.Area of study: Berlanga de Duero (Soria, Castilla y León), Spain.Material and Methods: Wood physico-mechanical performance was determined by Spanish UNE standards in order to provide proper comparisons to other regional softwood species. An individual tree representing average plot characteristics was selected in all eight 10 m radius circular plots that were established well-representing the heterogeneity of this woodland. The age of every tree was determined reading the number of growth rings at the base of each sampled tree. Every physico-mechanical property was assessed at least 4 times for every wood sample type (sapwood and heartwood, whether clear or with the presence of defects) of each tree. Two-way ANOVA was run to assess significant differences in the results. Post hoc all pairwise comparisons were performed using Tukey's test (p < 0.05).Research highlights: Spanish juniper wood resulted harder than other regional commercial conifers, and showed semi-heavyweight heartwood and lightweight sapwood; whereas shrinkage figures remarked its great dimensional stability. The high presence of knots within heartwood made it even heavier, harder, and more resistant to compression parallel to grain. A commercial use of this rare precious wood may contribute to juniper forests preservation in the frame of forest sustainable management plans.
PB Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
SN 2171-5068
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57591
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57591
LA eng
NO Forest systems, Vol. 23, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 64-71
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-dic-2024