Effects of Management Strategy and Site On Selected Properties of First Rotation <i>Populus</i> Hybrid NE-388

Authors

  • Paul R. Blankenhorn
  • Todd W. Bowersox
  • Charles H. Strauss
  • Gwen L. Stimely
  • Lee R. Stover
  • Maria L. DiCola

Keywords:

Site, specific gravity, chemical composition, age, management, Populus

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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2007-06-22

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Number 1 / January 1988

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