Variation in intrinsic wood properties of Melia azedarach L. planted in northern Vietnam

Author

• Doan Van Duong
  • 1
  • 2
• Edward Missanjo
  • 1
• Junji Matsumura
  • 3
  Email author

1. 1.Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Faculty of AgricultureKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
2. 2.Faculty of ForestryThai Nguyen University of Agriculture and ForestryThai NguyenVietnam
3. 3.Laboratory of Wood Science, Faculty of AgricultureKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan

Original article

First Online: 23 August 2017

Abstract

Variations in intrinsic wood properties [growth ring width (GRW), specific gravity (SG), fiber length (FL), and microfibril angle (MFA)] of 17–19-year-old Melia azedarach trees grown in two sites in northern Vietnam were investigated for effective utilization of the wood. Five discs were collected at 0.3-, 1.3-, 3.3-, 5.3-, and 7.3-m heights above the ground. The estimated mean GRW, SG, FL, and MFA were 7.44 mm, 0.548, 1.07 mm, and 14.65°, respectively. There were significant (P < 0.05) differences among trees and between sites in SG, FL, and MFA. Longitudinal position significantly (P < 0.05) influenced GRW and SG. Radial position was highly (P < 0.001) significant to all the wood properties and contributed the highest (GRW: 52.58%, SG: 58.49%, FL: 77.83%, and MFA: 26.20%) of the total variations. FL and SG increased from pith to bark, while GRW and MFA decreased from pith to bark. Fiber length increment (FLI) tends to stabilize between 7th and 10th rings. This should be taken into account when processing logs. The results of this study, therefore, provide a basis for determining management strategies appropriate to structural timber production of M. azedarach plantation trees in northern Vietnam.

Acknowledgements

The first author was funded by Vietnam government for a Doctor course at Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

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