Quality changes during summer–autumn long-term storage of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) roundwood
2016
Magaznieks, J., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Millers, M., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Gzibovska, Z., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia)
Latvia at the moment does not have precise data about long-term storage of Scots pine. Long-term storage in warm season may lead to significant damages for high priced timber, income reduction for timber sellers and quality loss risk for timber buyers, therefore, roundwood is transported as soon as possible, because of the risk of blue stain, crooks and insect damages. Results of this study on Scots pine were obtained during summer–autumn season of year 2015. Scots pine timber quality changes in long-term storage were analysed in 4 sample stacks – set up in summer (25 July) and stored for 100 days. In every sample plot there was a control pile, a pile with harvester spike damages, a pile with bark damages and a pile with harvester spike and bark damages. There were 32 timber assortments in every pile in order to determine also the emplacement effect in stack. In this study a high correlation was found between pine timber quality changes and meteorological conditions, side surface damages and storage length. By analysing the proportion of blue stain in cross-section and its changes during storage between control assortments and assortments with bark and harvester damages, significant differences were observed, therefore it can be concluded that not only bark damages influence the proportion of blue stain, but also harvester spike rollers. Based on the results of this study, we can predict maximum storage duration during summer–autumn period in Latvia, and it is set from 9 – 16 days.
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