Research Article | Published: 01 December 2013

Correlation Coefficient studies in effect of Provenance variations on Wood quality of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) grown under different site conditions

P. Neetha, Y. B. Taide and S. D.  Dhonde

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 36 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 441-444 | 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2013-266LQ3 | Cite this article

Abstract

Studies were conducted to analyze the effect of provenances on anatomical and physical properties of Teak between the selected provenances with special reference to the variation in wood physical properties such as specific gravity, wood density, heartwood colour, moisture content, bark thickness, heartwood / sapwood ratio and the variation in anatomical properties including fibre morphology, vessel morphology, vessel area and vessel frequency. For all the characteristics of the wood studied for assessing the variation between the selected provenances, the bark thickness was found to be significant. The result of the present study reveals that there was no variation in anatomical and physical properties of Teak from both the selected provenances which were at par and of good quality for the timber and furniture industry. This was done by comparing the values obtained for each parameter under study with the values of famous Nilambur Teak which is considered as a standard timber value.

Keywords

Heartwood, Vessel frequency, Moisture content, Oven dry, Ray percentage

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Neetha, P., Taide, Y.B. and Dhonde, S., 2013. Correlation Coefficient studies in effect of Provenance variations on Wood quality of Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F.) grown under different site conditions. Indian Journal of Forestry, 36(4), pp.441-444. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2013-266LQ3

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