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Title: Wood properties of Carapa guianensis from floodplain and upland forests in Eastern Amazonia, Brazil.
Authors: FIRMINO, A. V.
VIDAURRE, G. B.
OLIVEIRA, J. T. da S.
GUEDES, M. C.
ALMEIDA, M. N. F. de
SILVA, J. G. M. da
LATORRACA, J. V. de F.
ZANUNCIO, J. C.
Affiliation: ANDERSON VASCONCELOS FIRMINO, UFES
GRAZIELA BAPTISTA VIDAURRE, UFES
JOSÉ TARCÍSIO DA SILVA OLIVEIRA, UFES
MARCELINO CARNEIRO GUEDES, CPAF-AP
MARIA NARUNA FELIX DE ALMEIDA, UFES
JOÃO GABRIEL MISSIA DA SILVA, UFES
JOÃO VICENTE DE FIGUEIREDO LATORRACA, UFRJ
JOSÉ COLA ZANUNCIO, UFV.
Date Issued: 2019
Citation: Scientific Report, v. 9, n. 10641, 2019.
Description: The variable environmental conditions of the Amazon forest can affect the wood properties of the tree species distributed across its diverse phytophysiognomies. Carapa guianensis (Andiroba) occurs in upland and floodplain forests, and the wood and oil of its seeds have multiple uses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the wood properties of C. guianensis trees in upland and estuarine floodplain forests of the Amazon River. Eight trees were selected, with four being from the upland and four from the floodplain forests. The fiber length, fiber wall thickness, vessel diameter and frequency, microfibril angle, specific gravity and wood shrinkage were evaluated. The juvenile and mature wood zones were determined according to these variables. The fiber length, fiber wall thickness and specific gravity increased, and microfibril angle decreased, in the pith to bark direction. Only the fiber length variable was efficient for delimiting juvenile, transition and mature wood. The fiber length, wall thickness and specific gravity of wood were higher in upland forest trees. However, the environment did not alter the beginning of the formation and proportion of C. guianensis mature wood. This information is important for the log fit in cutting diagrams, aiming toward improving the production, classification and processing of pieces with specific quality indexes in order to direct them to appropriate wood uses.
Thesagro: Andiroba
Condição Ambiental
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46943-w
Type of Material: Artigo de periódico
Access: openAccess
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