Spatial variation of wood density, stiffness and microfibril angle along Eucalyptus trunks grown under contrasting growth conditions
Résumé
Few studies have investigated the influence of environmental conditions on the within-tree
variation in Eucalyptus wood traits. The genotype and environment effects and their interactions
influence the wood properties. Their evaluations are crucial to estimate the genotype values and
to select with efficiency. Thus, the aim of this study was to better understand the effect of
ground slope and wind speed on the spatial variation of basic density (ρ), stiffness (MOE) and
microfibril angle (MFA) of Eucalyptus wood. Wood discs cut along the trunk were sampled
from 150 six-year-old Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla hybrids growing in 3 contrasting
growing conditions influenced by ground slope and wind regime. Near Infrared (NIR)
calibrations previously developed for ρ, MOE and MFA were used to predict in our discs. 2-D
plots presenting the spatial variation of predicted wood traits were compared. The higher the
ground slope, the greater the magnitude of radial variation in ρ, principally in the medium zone
of the trunk. The spatial variation of wood stiffness seems to be sensitive to two environmental
conditions. The MFA radial decreases were more pronounced where the wind speed was higher.
At the base and top of the trees, however, there was no significant effect of growing conditions
on the radial variation of the wood properties considered here.
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