Microfibril angle (MFA) is perhaps the easiest ultrastructural variable to measure for wood
cell walls, and certainly the only such variable that has been measured on a large scale …

To maximize utilization of our forest resources, detailed knowledge of wood property
variation and the impacts this has on end-product performance is required at multiple scales …

This paper provides a review on the use of acoustics to measure stiffness of standing trees,
stems, and logs. An outline is given of the properties of wood and how these are related to …

In a 6-year-old plantation of Pinus taeda in Northeast Florida, the affects on juvenile
corewood stiffness of genotype, planting density and silviculture as well as their interactions …

Juvenile wood quality in Pinus radiata is affected by factors such as low density, stiffness,
and high microfibril angle, spiral grain, and shrinkage. Adverse genetic correlations between …

This study assessed variation in modulus of elasticity of trees and logs of Scots pine (Pinus
sylvestris) trees. The study used 192 sample trees (c. 90–150 years) selected from 24 clear …

Structural lumber needs to be stiff, straight, and distortion free to comply with existing
international standards. In Sweden there are set standards/certificates (Anon 1995, Anon …

We studied wood stiffness (estimated by modulus of elasticity, MOE), wood density, wood
moisture content, and growth in a progeny test (50–130 families per trait; 1–3 sites) of …

Genetic variation in wood density, microfibril angle (MFA), wood stiffness (MOE), height,
diameter and volume was investigated in a 26-year-old Norway spruce [(Picea abies (L.) …

Introduction Genetic testing is the slowest part of a breeding cycle. There is a growing
interest in early wood quality screening methodologies. We hypothesized that subjecting 8 …