Variations in Wood Density and Mechanical Properties of 32 Chinese Fir Clones
- Received Date: 1993-10-29
- Available Online: 2012-12-04
Abstract: Wood density and mechanical properties of 32 Chinese fir(Cunninghamia lanceolata(Lamb.Hook.)were determined and analysed.The results showed that therewere remarkable differences in wood density,MOE,MOR,and crushing strength amongthe clones,and there were also considerable intraclonal differences as well.Significant positive correlations at 0.01 level were exhibited between wood densitv and MOE,MOR,crushing strength with the correlation coefficients 0.3957,0.8368,and 0.9020 respectively.Wood density was negatively correlated to the diameter at breast height.