The biology of reaction wood [electronic resource] / edited by Barry Gardiner, John Barnett, Pekka Saranpää, Joseph Gril.
Gardiner, B. A., editor of compilation.; Barnett, John, editor of compilation.; Saranpāā, Pekka, editor of compilation.; Gril, Joseph, editor of compilation.
2014
QK647
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Title The biology of reaction wood [electronic resource] / edited by Barry Gardiner, John Barnett, Pekka Saranpää, Joseph Gril.
ISBN 9783642108143 electronic book
3642108148 electronic book
9783642108136
364210813X
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10814-3
Published Berlin : Springer, 2014.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-642-10814-3 doi
Call Number QK647
Dewey Decimal Classification 582.16
Summary The book is an essential reference source on reaction wood for wood scientists and technologists, plant biologists, silviculturists, forest ecologists, and anyone involved in the growing of trees and the processing of wood. It brings together our current understanding of all aspects of reaction wood, and is the first book to compare and discuss both compression wood and tension wood. Trees produce reaction wood to maintain the vertical orientation of their stems and the optimum angle of each branch. They achieve this by laying down fibre cell walls in which differences in physical and chemical structure from those of normal fibres are expressed as differential stresses across the stem or branch. This process, while of obvious value for the survival of the tree, causes serious problems for the utilisation of timber. Timber derived from trees containing significant amounts of reaction wood is subject to dimensional instability on drying, causing distortion and splitting. It is also difficult to work as timber, and for the pulp and paper industry the cost of removing the increased amount of lignin in compression wood is substantial. This has both practical and economic consequences for industry. Understanding the factors controlling reaction wood formation and its effect on wood structure is therefore fundamental to our understanding of the adaptation of trees to their environment and to the sustainable use of wood.
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Added Author Gardiner, B. A., editor of compilation.
Barnett, John, editor of compilation.
Saranpāā, Pekka, editor of compilation.
Gril, Joseph, editor of compilation.
Series Springer series in wood science.
Available in Other Form Biology of reaction wood
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Introduction
Morphology, Anatomy and Ultrastructure of Reaction Wood
Cell Wall Polymers in Reaction Wood
The Molecular Mechanisms of Reaction Wood Induction
Biomechanical Action and Biological Functions
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Reaction Wood
Detection and Grading of Compression Wood
Effects of Reaction Wood on the Performance of Wood and Wood-based Products
Commercial Implications of Reaction Wood and the Influence of Forest Management.

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