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Vessel size and number are contributors to define wood density in cork oak
Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) has a dense wood that allows high-quality uses. In the present work, we study the influence of vessel characteristics, measured through image analysis and optical microscopy, on wood d...
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Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) wood growth and vessel characteristics variations in relation to climate and cork harvesting
Variations in tree ring growth of Quercus suber L. were analysed using dendrochronological techniques on cork oak discs from trees harvested in the cork producing region of Alentejo, Portugal. A tree-ring chronol...
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Radial variation of vessel size and distribution in cork oak wood (Quercus suber L.)
Quercus suber L. is an important species producing cork whose wood characteristics have not been investigated a lot. Cork oak wood vessels are a striking feature and the most abundant woo...
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Open AccessRadial variation of wood density components and ring width in cork oak trees
The radial variation of ring width and wood density was studied in cork oaks (Quercus suber) using microdensitometry. The observations were made in young never debarked cork oaks (30–40 years of age) and in matur...
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Within and between-tree variation in the biometry of wood rays and fibres in cork oak (Quercus suber_L.)
The variability of fibre and ray dimensions was studied at three radial positions (10, 50 and 90% of radius) in 5 cork oaks (Quercus suber L.) approximately 40 years old. Uniseriate ray height and cell number as ...
