Heartwood, sapwood and bark content of Bombacopsis quinata in Costa Rica
The Costa Rican government has promoted the establishment of high yielding plantations, expecting to produce high quality timber. Nowdays the management of some species have been uncertain, since wood quality and yield are becoming lower than expected. Heartwood content is a determinant characterist...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
2004
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19183 |
| _version_ | 1855536523387076608 |
|---|---|
| author | Pérez, D. Kanninen, M. Matamoros, F. Fonseca, W. Chaves, E. |
| author_browse | Chaves, E. Fonseca, W. Kanninen, M. Matamoros, F. Pérez, D. |
| author_facet | Pérez, D. Kanninen, M. Matamoros, F. Fonseca, W. Chaves, E. |
| author_sort | Pérez, D. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | The Costa Rican government has promoted the establishment of high yielding plantations, expecting to produce high quality timber. Nowdays the management of some species have been uncertain, since wood quality and yield are becoming lower than expected. Heartwood content is a determinant characteristic for Bombacopsis quinata, a widely appreciated species in the country. The aim of this study was to evaluate the heartwood, sapwood and bark content of young and advanced aged B. quinata trees. The research was based on the hypothesis that heartwood content increases with increasing age. By means of steam analysis, the heartwood, sapwood, and bark volume was measured on trees of different ages (10 to 27 years). The highest heartwood proportion found in B. quinata was 13,6%, and the lowest o.1%. The sapwood ranged between 70.0 and 87.2% while the bark, from 9.4 to 23% of the total stem volume. No clear differences in heartwood content could be observed between trees of similar age from dry and wet zones. Rotation period for B. quinata in Costa Rica should be extended to produce high quality timber with increased heartwood content. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace19183 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2004 |
| publishDateRange | 2004 |
| publishDateSort | 2004 |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace191832025-01-24T14:20:25Z Heartwood, sapwood and bark content of Bombacopsis quinata in Costa Rica Pérez, D. Kanninen, M. Matamoros, F. Fonseca, W. Chaves, E. silvicultural systems bombacopsis quinata stems volume wood quality The Costa Rican government has promoted the establishment of high yielding plantations, expecting to produce high quality timber. Nowdays the management of some species have been uncertain, since wood quality and yield are becoming lower than expected. Heartwood content is a determinant characteristic for Bombacopsis quinata, a widely appreciated species in the country. The aim of this study was to evaluate the heartwood, sapwood and bark content of young and advanced aged B. quinata trees. The research was based on the hypothesis that heartwood content increases with increasing age. By means of steam analysis, the heartwood, sapwood, and bark volume was measured on trees of different ages (10 to 27 years). The highest heartwood proportion found in B. quinata was 13,6%, and the lowest o.1%. The sapwood ranged between 70.0 and 87.2% while the bark, from 9.4 to 23% of the total stem volume. No clear differences in heartwood content could be observed between trees of similar age from dry and wet zones. Rotation period for B. quinata in Costa Rica should be extended to produce high quality timber with increased heartwood content. 2004 2012-06-04T09:09:12Z 2012-06-04T09:09:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19183 en Perez, D., Kanninen, M., Matamoros, F., Fonseca, W., Chaves, E. 2004. Heartwood, sapwood and bark content of Bombacopsis quinata in Costa Rica . Journal of Tropical Forest Science 16 (3) :318-327. |
| spellingShingle | silvicultural systems bombacopsis quinata stems volume wood quality Pérez, D. Kanninen, M. Matamoros, F. Fonseca, W. Chaves, E. Heartwood, sapwood and bark content of Bombacopsis quinata in Costa Rica |
| title | Heartwood, sapwood and bark content of Bombacopsis quinata in Costa Rica |
| title_full | Heartwood, sapwood and bark content of Bombacopsis quinata in Costa Rica |
| title_fullStr | Heartwood, sapwood and bark content of Bombacopsis quinata in Costa Rica |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heartwood, sapwood and bark content of Bombacopsis quinata in Costa Rica |
| title_short | Heartwood, sapwood and bark content of Bombacopsis quinata in Costa Rica |
| title_sort | heartwood sapwood and bark content of bombacopsis quinata in costa rica |
| topic | silvicultural systems bombacopsis quinata stems volume wood quality |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19183 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT perezd heartwoodsapwoodandbarkcontentofbombacopsisquinataincostarica AT kanninenm heartwoodsapwoodandbarkcontentofbombacopsisquinataincostarica AT matamorosf heartwoodsapwoodandbarkcontentofbombacopsisquinataincostarica AT fonsecaw heartwoodsapwoodandbarkcontentofbombacopsisquinataincostarica AT chavese heartwoodsapwoodandbarkcontentofbombacopsisquinataincostarica |