Qualitative and Quantitative Characterization of Wood Fibers of Shrubs and Tree Species of the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub, Northeastern Mexico and Its Possible Relation to Wood Quality and Utilization

Published Date

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.77100    

Author(s)    

Ratikanta Maiti¹, Humberto G. Rodriguez², Aruna Kumari³

Affiliation(s)

¹Departamento de Quimica y Biologia, Universidad de las Americas, Santa Catarina Martir, Mexico.

²Facultad de CienciasForestales, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Linares, Mexico.

³Agricultural College, Jaya Shankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Jagtial, India.

ABSTRACT

The present study was undertaken to determine the variability in fiber cell morphology and its length among wood species of the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub, Northeastern Mexico, used for various uses such as timber for furniture, fence, post, firewood and sources of forage. The results reveal large variability in fiber cell morphology and fiber cell dimensions. The species are classified on the basis of its fiber cell morphology and fiber cell length and recommended for their possible utilization for different purposes. Wood having fibre cells with broad lumen and thin wall could be suitable for the manufacture of paper documented in the literature viz. Acacia farnesciana, Caesalpinia mexicana, Cordia boisiieri, Diospyros palmeri, Forestieria angustifolia, Morus celtifolia, Prosopis laevigata. This technique can be used in preliminary screening of woody species for its utilization for different purposes. Further studies are needed to confirm.

KEYWORDS

Wood Fiber Cells, Characterization, Variability, Woody Species, Wood Quality, Tamualipan Thorn Scrub

Cite this paper

Maiti, R. , Rodriguez, H. and Kumari, A. (2016) Qualitative and Quantitative Characterization of Wood Fibers of Shrubs and Tree Species of the Tamaulipan Thorn Scrub, Northeastern Mexico and Its Possible Relation to Wood Quality and Utilization. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 7, 1046-1057. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2016.77100.

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