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

• Published in: Journal of forestry research Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 885 - 900
• Main Authors: Ohshima, Jyunichi, Iizuka, Kazuya, Ishiguri, Futoshi, Yokota, Shinso, Ona, Toshihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine-machi, Utsunomiya 321-8505, Japan%Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
• Subjects: Analysis; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cores; Data analysis; Economic importance; Eucalyptus; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Eucalyptus globulus; Forestry; Hardwoods; Information management; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Parenchyma; Species; Statistical analysis; Trees; Variation; Vessels; Representative height; Quality breeding; Within-tree variation; Cell-type proportion; Eucalyptus
• ISSN: 1007-662X; 1993-0607
• DOI: 10.1007/s11676-018-00871-z

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.