Age and weather effects on between and within ring variations of number, width and coarseness of tracheids and radial growth of young Norway spruce

• Published in: European journal of forest research Vol. 137; no. 5; pp. 719 - 743
• Main Authors: Lundqvist, Sven-Olof, Seifert, Stefan, Grahn, Thomas, Olsson, Lars, García-Gil, Maria Rosario, Karlsson, Bo, Seifert, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Annual rings; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cell walls; Climate change; Coarseness; Computer simulation; Cores; Data processing; Evergreen trees; fibre properties; Forest Science; Forestry; Genetics; Genotypes; growth dynamics; intrinsic versus extrinsic control; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Picea abies; Pine trees; Plant Ecology; Plant Sciences; Skogsvetenskap; tracheids; tree improvement; Tree rings; Trees; Wall thickness; Weather; wood formation; xylometric analysis; Norway; Growth dynamics; Tracheids; Intrinsic versus extrinsic control; Tree improvement; Wood formation; Fibre properties; Xylometric analysis

Annual growth, fibre and wood properties of Norway spruce are all under strong influence from genetics, age and weather. They change dynamically, particularly at young ages. Most genetic research and tree improvement programs are based on data from this most dynamic phase of the life of trees, affec...