Variability in Wood Density and Wood Fibre Characterization of Woody Species and Their Possible Utility in Northeastern Mexico

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2016.77109

Author(s)    

Humberto Gonzalez Rodriguez^1*, Ratikanta Maiti¹, Aruna Kumari², N. C. Sarkar³

Affiliation(s)

¹Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Linares, México.

²Crop Physiology, Professor Jaya Shankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Agricultural College, Jagtial, India.

³Department of ASEPAN, Institute of Agriculture, Birbhum, India.

ABSTRACT

Context: Preliminary screening has been undertaken by woody species of Tamaulipan thornscrub for wood density and its utilization northeastern Mexico for different purposes and to find possible relationship of density with wood fibre characteristics. This technique can be used in the selection of species with high wood density for possible utility. Aims: It is to determine the variability in wood density and in fiber cell morphology and its length and among wood species of the Tamaulipan thornscrub, northeastern Mexico. Methods: Wood density and wood fibres are characterized in these woody species following standard methodology. Results: The results reveal large variability in wood density and in fibre cell morphology h. The species have been classified on the basis of wood density and its fibber cell morphology and has been recommended for their possible utilization for different purposes. Conclusions: Species desirable for strong furniture making, paper pulp, soft furniture, fence etc. can be selected on the basis of fibre length to breadth ratios as strong fibres for furniture and fibre cells with broad lumen and thin cell wall use for fabrication of paper pulp and other utilities.

KEYWORDS

Woody Plants, Wood Density, Fibre Characterization, Variability, Wood Fibres, Tamaulipan Thornscrub

Cite this paper

Rodriguez, H. , Maiti, R. , Kumari, A. and Sarkar, N. (2016) Variability in Wood Density and Wood Fibre Characterization of Woody Species and Their Possible Utility in Northeastern Mexico. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 7, 1139-1150. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2016.77109.

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