Corewood (juvenile wood) and its impact on wood utilisation

JR Moore, DJ Cown - Current Forestry Reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Corewood ('juvenile wood') is found within the first 10–20
annual rings adjacent to the pith. This review focuses on describing the characteristics of …

Radial variation in wood structure and function in woody plants, and hypotheses for its occurrence

B Lachenbruch, JR Moore, R Evans - Size-and age-related changes in …, 2011 - Springer
Woody stems, branches, and roots display large progressive changes in structure and
function from the pith outwards, a pattern known as the core/outerwood or juvenile/mature …

Models for predicting wood density variation in Scots pine

D Auty, A Achim, E Macdonald… - … Journal of Forest …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Because wood density is an important indicator of the end-use mechanical properties of
sawn timber, detailed knowledge of its variation is important for optimizing value in …

Inheritance of growth and solid wood quality traits in a large Norway spruce population tested at two locations in southern Sweden

ZQ Chen, MRG Gil, B Karlsson, SO Lundqvist… - Tree Genetics & …, 2014 - Springer
Unfavorable genetic correlations between growth and wood quality traits are one of the
biggest challenges in advanced conifer breeding programs. To examine and deal with such …

Allelic Variation in Cell Wall Candidate Genes Affecting Solid Wood Properties in Natural Populations and Land Races of Pinus radiata

SK Dillon, M Nolan, W Li, C Bell, HX Wu… - Genetics, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Forest trees are ideally suited to association mapping due to their high levels of diversity and
low genomic linkage disequilibrium. Using an association mapping approach, single …

Prediction of wood stiffness, strength, and shrinkage in juvenile wood of radiata pine

M Ivković, WJ Gapare, A Abarquez, J Ilic… - Wood science and …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Development of optimal ways to predict juvenile wood stiffness, strength, and
stability using wood properties that can be measured with relative ease and low cost is a …

Juvenile and mature wood characteristics of short and long rotation teak in Java

W Darmawan, D Nandika, RK Sari, A Sitompul… - IAWA journal, 2015 - brill.com
Teak wood (Tectona grandis) as an important forest resource in Indonesia has been
processed to wood furniture in large quantities to fulfill an increasing need of both local and …

[HTML][HTML] Trade-offs and trait integration in tree phenotypes: consequences for the sustainable use of genetic resources

J Climent, R Alía, K Karkkainen, C Bastien… - Current Forestry …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we synthesise current knowledge on trade-offs
among traits in key fitness dimensions and identify major research gaps with the intention of …

Inheritance of density, microfibril angle, and modulus of elasticity in juvenile wood of Pinus radiata at two locations in Australia

BS Baltunis, HX Wu, MB Powell - Canadian Journal of Forest …, 2007 - cdnsciencepub.com
A total of 1640 increment cores from 343 radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) families were
sampled at two second-generation progeny trials, aged 6 and 7 years, for a detailed genetic …

Achievements in forest tree improvement in Australia and New Zealand 8. Successful introduction and breeding of radiata pine in Australia

HX Wu, KG Eldridge, AC Matheson, MB Powell… - Australian …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Radiata pine (Pinus radiata) was originally known as Pinus insignis or 'remarkable pine', an
apt name for a tree which has had such a dramatic impact on the world timber scene. It is a …