Longitudinal shrinkage of compression wood in dependence on water content and cell wall structure

Wiesław Włoch

Abstract


Compression wood from branches of Pinus silvestris L. was examined. Wide differences were noted in longitudinal shrinkage of the wood when dried from water saturated state. A relation was found between shrinkage and cell wall thickness, particularly of layer S2, and the degree of callose accumulation in the wall. No dependence could be revealed between the shrinkage and the fibril angle in S2.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1975.019

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  • 2083-9480 (online)
  • 0001-6977 (print; ceased since 2016)
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