RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WOOD DENSITY, MICROFIBRIL ANGLE AND STIFFNESS IN THINNED AND FERTILIZED PINUS RADIATA

By G. Downes, J. G. Nyakuengama, R. Evans, R. Northway, P. Blakemore, R. Dickson, M. Lausberg. 2002

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Models for predicting microfibril angle variation in Scots pine (2012, background): “Consequently, it is now widely regarded, along with wood density, as one of the most significant wood properties influencing the end-use performance of solid wood (Evans and Ilic 2001; Downes et al. 2002; McLean et al. 2010).”
Models for predicting wood density variation in Scots pine (2014, background): “Wood density, together with microfibril angle (MFA), is strongly correlated with both the flexural stiffness and the strength of sawn timber (Burdon et al., 2001; Downes et al., 2002; Alteyrac et al., 2006), and is therefore often used as an important indicator of end-use mechanical properties (Bend”
The effects of site and stand factors on the tree and wood quality of Sitka spruce growing in the United Kingdom. (2009, background): “Previous studies which have investigated the effects of fertilisation on wood properties of radiata pine have shown that this results in a small decrease in MOE (Downes et al. 2002, Watt et al. 2006).”