Inheritance of the Cellular Components of Wood, Cellulose Yield and Pulp and Paper Products

Abstract

There are many properties of wood that are under genetic control, most of which are essentially independent except for those that are actually dependent on each other, like cell wall thickness and specific gravity. Most show a relatively strong inheritance pattern. A few are of importance in determining product quality, but others play only a minor role. Frequently, it is not the cell component itself that is of importance, but ratios, such as cell length to wall thickness or to lumen size, that are important.