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Wood properties of teak (Tectona grandis) from a mature unmanaged stand in East Timor  [2011]

Miranda, Isabel; Sousa, Vicelina; Pereira, Helena;

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The wood quality from 50- to 70-year-old Tectona grandis trees from an unmanaged forest in East Timor was assessed. The aim was to evaluate teak in mature stands that had undergone uncontrolled disturbances, e.g., fire and local community usage. Heartwood represented 91% of the tree radius at a height of 1.7 m, and sapwood contained on average nine rings. The mean ring width showed within-tree and between-tree variability. The chemical compositions of heartwood and sapwood were similar. Within-tree chemical variation occurred only in terms of extractives, which increased from the pith (8.3%) to the heartwood-sapwood transition (12.7%) and decreased in the sapwood (9.2%). Overall, the wood properties of teak from a unmanaged forest in East Timor were comparable to those reported for plantation teaks of other origin: 607 kg/m³ basic density, 3.5% and 5.2% radial and tangential shrinkage, 141 N/mm² modulus of rupture, 10684 N/mm² modulus of elasticity, and 50 N/mm² maximum crushing strength in compression parallel to the grain. Disturbances on individual tree growth arising from the unmanaged status of the stand were evidenced by higher within-tree variability of ring width. However, the longitudinal and radial variations of wood density and mechanical properties were of low magnitude and in a degree that did not negatively impact on timber quality.
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Journal of wood science
ISSN : 1435-0211

Bibliographic information

Language:
English
Type:
Journal Article
In AGRIS since:
2018
Volume:
57
Issue:
3
Extent:
171-178
Publisher:
Springer Japan
All titles:
"Wood properties of teak (Tectona grandis) from a mature unmanaged stand in East Timor"@eng
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Bibliographic information

Language:
English
Type:
Journal Article
In AGRIS since:
2018
Volume:
57
Issue:
3
Extent:
171-178
Publisher:
Springer Japan
All titles:
"Wood properties of teak (Tectona grandis) from a mature unmanaged stand in East Timor"@eng