2007•Wood and Fiber Science (Society of Wood Science and Technology)Open access
Effects of Management Strategy and Site On Selected Properties of First Rotation Populus Hybrid NE-388
Paul R. Blankenhorn, Todd W. Bowersox, Charles H. Strauss, Gwen L. Stimely, Lee R. Stover, Maria DiCola
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Abstract
The influence of management strategy and site on specific gravity and chemical content (extractive, holocellulose, alpha-cellulose, and Klason lignin) values for 1-to 4-year-old first rotation Populus Hybrid NE-388 wood and bark specimens was investigated.Specific gravity, extractive content, and Klason lignin values decreased with increasing age for wood, while extractive content and Klason lignin values decreased with increasing age for bark.All other determinations generally increased with age for wood and bark.Statistical comparisons were made between sites and among management strategies.Management strategies and sites influenced the specific gravity and chemical content properties, with management strategies influencing the specific gravity and chemical content values of wood more than site.
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