New Forests

, Volume 39, Issue 3, pp 301–312 | Cite as

Relationship of wood composition to growth traits of selected open-pollinated families of Eucalyptus urophylla from a progeny trial in Vietnam

  • Tran Ho Quang
  • Nguyen Duc Kien
  • Sara von Arnold
  • Gunnar Jansson
  • Ha Huy Thinh
  • David Clapham
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Abstract

Lignin and cellulose contents and wood basic density were related to diameter at breast height (DBH) in six fast-growing and five slow-growing families from a combined progeny test and seedling seed orchard of Eucalyptus urophylla grown for 10 years in northern Vietnam. The mean cellulose content of the fast-growing families was significantly higher than that of the slow growing-families (40.0 and 37.1%, respectively), and for individual trees cellulose content was significantly correlated phenotypically with DBH. Wood basic density was significantly lower in the fast-growing group than in the slow-growing group (0.506 and 0.535 g cm−3, respectively), and was significantly negatively correlated phenotypically with DBH. The lignin contents were not significantly different between groups. Cellulose content and wood basic density were not correlated. The main conclusion is that there is no obstacle to combining high growth rate with high cellulose content, for plantation of forests intended mainly for pulpwood.

Keywords

Acetyl bromide method Cellulose Eucalyptus urophylla Lignin Phenotypic correlation Wood basic density 
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Acknowledgments

The progeny trial used in this study was established under the FAO’s Regional Project RAS/91/004 (FORTIP), supported by AusAID. The authors thank the staffs of the Research Centre for Forest Tree Improvement in Hanoi and Ba Vi station who worked on the establishment and maintenance of the progeny trials, and assisted in tree measurement, sample collection, and determination of cellulose content and wood density. We also thank STFI-Packforsk AB, Stockholm, Sweden for helping in primary lignin analysis experiments. The study was supported by the Swedish International Development Agency.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Tran Ho Quang
    • 1
    • 2
  • Nguyen Duc Kien
    • 1
    • 2
  • Sara von Arnold
    • 2
  • Gunnar Jansson
    • 2
  • Ha Huy Thinh
    • 1
  • David Clapham
    • 2
  1. 1.Research Centre for Forest Tree ImprovementForest Science Institute of VietnamHanoiVietnam
  2. 2.Department of Plant Biology and Forest GeneticsSwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsalaSweden

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