Effect of Variable Growth Conditions on Selected Anatomical Properties of Hungarian Turkey Oak Wood

Govina, James Kudjo and Németh, Róbert and Bak, Miklós and Báder, Mátyás (2023) Effect of Variable Growth Conditions on Selected Anatomical Properties of Hungarian Turkey Oak Wood. BULLETIN OF THE TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV SERIES II - FORESTRY , WOOD INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURAL FOOD ENGINEERING, 16(65) (3 (Special Issue)). pp. 83-98. ISSN 2065-2135

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Abstract

Quercus cerris (Turkey oak) has been categorized as a drought-tolerant species because it can survive with rainfall below 400 mm/year, and it usually develops deep and penetrating taproots. This characteristic suggests that Turkey oak is a survival candidate species for the future environment with the predicted climate scenarios in Hungary. Potentially, Turkey oak could support a sustainable supply of timber to the Hungarian wood industry in the future, as the aesthetic value is similar to that of noble oaks. The objectives of the study are to determine 1; the selected micro-level wood properties (wood tissue characteristics) and 2; the selected macrolevel wood properties (tree-ring width, sapwood-heartwood ratio) for Turkey oak from two different sites. The heartwood portion for all trees constituted 67-82% of the cross-diameter. The growth-ring width decreased from pith to bark. The annual rings in the sapwood had a width value range of 1000 to 1600 μm; in heartwood 1600 to 2500 μm; in juvenile wood 2400 to 3300 μm. Soil quality and stand composition had a significant effect on growth-ring width. Fibre length ranged from 800.03 to 1305.59 m, whereas fibre-wall thickness varied between 11.73 and 18.51 μm, with soil quality and species composition having a highly significant influence. The earlywood parts of the growth rings had a vessel diameter range of 274.62-401.54 μm, whereas the latewood portion ranged from 46.50 to 190.08 μm. Overall, stand composition was a major source of variation in the properties studied.

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agricultural sciences > forestry and wildlife management

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Soproni Egyetem

Item Type:	Article
SWORD Depositor:	Teszt Sword
Depositing User:	Csaba Horváth
Identification Number:	MTMT:34449515
Date Deposited:	26 Apr 2024 11:45
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2024 11:45
URI:	http://publicatio.uni-sopron.hu/id/eprint/3086

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