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Representative heights for assessing whole-tree values of cell-type proportions in Eucalyptus camaldulensis and E. globulus

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Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. and E. globulus Labill. are economically important species for wood and pulpwood materials. Representative heights for assessing whole-tree values of cell-type proportions (vessels, fibers, ray and axial parenchyma percentages) using increment cores were examined by analysis of within-tree variations. Pattern differences were evaluated between trees and species in both radial and axial directions by statistical data analysis (Moses test). In E. camaldulensis, within-tree variation of vessel percentage was generally higher in the upper and outer regions of the trunk. In contrast, E. globulus within-tree variation was unclear. In both species, although no clear pattern of fiber percentages was observed, within-tree variations of ray and axial parenchyma levels were higher in the lower and inner regions. Significant differences in patterns were observed in the axial variation between species for vessel percentages and in the radial variation between trees of E. camaldulensis for ray parenchyma percentages. The representative heights for assessing whole-tree cell-type proportions were 0.8 m above the ground for E. camaldulensis and 2.8 m for E. globulus, regardless of differences in tree height and pattern of within-tree variation of cell-type proportions.

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  1. Kappa number is an indication of the residual lignin content or bleachability of wood pulp by a standardized analysis method and estimates the amount of chemicals required during bleaching, being this amount related to the lignin content of the pulp (Tarrés et al. 2017).

  2. Vessel picking is a problem for pulp and paper production of hardwood. Vessel elements are picked from the surface of paper during the printing process and deposited on the printing surface, causing ink-free spots on the printed page (Hudson et al. 1998).

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The authors appreciate the Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia) for sample supplements and Mr. K. Adachi, Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Japan, for his assistance with measurements.

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    Jyunichi Ohshima, Kazuya Iizuka, Futoshi Ishiguri & Shinso Yokota

  2. Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Toshihiro Ona

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Ohshima, J., Iizuka, K., Ishiguri, F. et al. Representative heights for assessing whole-tree values of cell-type proportions in Eucalyptus camaldulensis and E. globulus. J. For. Res. 31, 885–900 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-018-00871-z

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