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The xylem-maturation process and the effects of radial growth rate on anatomical characteristics (vessel and fibre morphologies) and wood properties (basic density and compressive strength parallel to grain) were studied for 4-year-old Azadirachta excelsa planted in Indonesia. Mean values were 121 µm, 8.1 vessels/mm2, 16 µm, 1.4 µm, 0.33 mm, 0.98 mm, 0.40 g/cm3, and 27.3 MPa for vessel diameter (VD), vessel frequency, fibre diameter, fibre wall thickness, vessel element length, wood fibre length, basic density, and compressive strength parallel to the grain at green condition, respectively. With a few exceptions, no significant correlations were found between the stem diameter and the anatomical characteristics or wood properties, indicating that radial growth rate does not always affect the characteristics and properties of this species. On the other hand, almost the same radial variation patterns in VD were found in trees of a different stem diameter, suggesting that xylem maturation in this species might depend on diameter growth rather than cambial age.
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Wahyudi, I., Ishiguri, F., Makino, K. et al. Evaluation of xylem maturation and the effects of radial growth rate on anatomical characteristics and wood properties of Azadirachta excelsa planted in Indonesia. J Indian Acad Wood Sci 13, 138–144 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13196-016-0177-3
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