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https://doi.org/10.15177/seefor.24-22
Characterization of Wood Cellular Structure of Plantation Grown Anogeissus leiocarpa and Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Savannah Ecological Zone, Ghana
Enoch Gbapenuo Tampori
orcid.org/0000-0002-0986-5129
; Tamale Technical University, Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, Department of Wood Technology, Box 3ER Tamale-Northern Region, Ghana
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Francis Kofi Bih
; Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Faculty of Technical Education, Department of Wood Science and Technology Education, Box 1277 Kumasi-Ashanti Region, Ghana
Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi
; Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Faculty of Technical Education, Department of Wood Science and Technology Education, Box 1277 Kumasi-Ashanti Region, Ghana
Issah Chakurah
orcid.org/0000-0002-2055-0769
; Mampong Technical College of Education, Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Box 31 Mampong-Ashanti Region, Ghana
Michael Awotwe-Mensah
; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Box 63 KNUST Kumasi-Ashanti Region, Ghana
Mark Bright Donkoh
; Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Faculty of Technical Education, Department of Wood Science and Technology Education, Box 1277 Kumasi-Ashanti Region, Ghana
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The decreasing availability of economic hardwood timber species throughout tropical countries has necessitated the need to adopt plantation grown exotic timber species into the mainstream of raw materials in the furniture and wood manufacturing industries. However, published research on the material properties of most of these exotic timber species grown in the Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana is limited. The wood properties of these species when known could result in their optimal utilization and broad acceptance in the wood industries as an alternative for the extinct tropical timber species. This study determines the anatomical properties of plantation grown Anogeissus leiocarpa and Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees grown in the Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana. Wood discs were obtained from three stem heights (butt, mid and top) from which cubes measuring 40 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm were produced for the microtome sections and macerated tissues, viewed under a microscope with Motic Image Plus software. Descriptions of wood anatomy followed IAWA's microscopic characteristics. It was observed that in the sapwood, there were more vessels than in heartwood, though the vessels were smaller in diameters, suggesting resistance to sap conduction which gives wood high aesthetic value and dimensional stability during drying. The species vessel diameter fell within the medium category and large vessels, demonstrating that wood will possess a greater mechanical strength since it will be denser, consequently possessing significant mechanical strength that can be compared favorably to other commercial timber species. This might be a major breakthrough in the production of quality and durable furniture as well as other wood products by using the exotic plantation grown timber species.
Ključne riječi
vessel diameter; fiber morphology; plantation grown timber; wood anatomy
Hrčak ID:
327107
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Datum izdavanja:
28.12.2024.
Posjeta: 105 *