A Study Of Mesquite Wood (Prosopis Spicigera L.) In Khuzistan, Iran
2007
Toghraie, N., Associate Researcher, Wood and Paper Department, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Karaj-Iran | Riyahi, H., Graduated Student Wood and Paper Industries | Hosseinzadeh, A., Associate Researcher, Wood and Paper Department, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Karaj-Iran
Prosopis spicigra L. of leguminosae family is a multipurpose species which is present in southern region of Iran and extends along the Persian Gulf shore, and Oman sea. To study the main characteristics of mesquite wood (Prosopis spicigera L.), samples from Abadan and Dezful (Khuzistan province) were used. The anatomical characteristics of wood were recorded according to IAWA microscopic features for hardwood (1989).The data in the form of codes were attached to identification key program (Pajouheshgar ’1) of the wood anatomy laboratory. We measured fiber dimensions and specific gravity of heartwood and sapwood individually. According to the results the maximum and minimum length of mesquite wood’s fibers are in the range of 0.43 and 1.28 mm, and the average is 0.48 mm.In this region,. the mean of fiber width, lumen diameter and wall thickness were; 16, 3.8, and 6 micrometers respectively.
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