The Wood of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) from Post-Agricultural Lands Has Suitable Properties for the Timber Industry
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Dimensional Features
3.2. Density and Selected Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Planting Sites | Country | Latitude | Longitude | Habitat Type of Forest | Prior Land Use |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sękocin Forest Administration Region, compartment 40b | Poland | 20°53′10″ E | 52°06′40″ N | fresh coniferous forest | ancient forest |
Sękocin Forest Administration Region, compartment 56a | Poland | 20°53′10″ E | 52°06′40″ N | fresh coniferous forest | former farmland |
Uwieliny Forest Administration Region, compartment 214g | Poland | 21°02′49″ E | 51°58′15″ N | fresh mixed coniferous forest | ancient forest |
Bogatki Forest Administration Region, compartment 447 | Poland | 20°57′43″ E | 52°00′37″ N | fresh mixed coniferous forest | former farmland |
Feature | Fresh Coniferous Forest on Post-Agricultural Soil | Mixed Forest on Post-Agricultural Soil | Fresh Coniferous Forest in the Ancient Forest | Mixed Forest in the Ancient Forest |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diameter with bark [mm] | 202 (22) | 221 (24) | 217 (24) | 301 (43) |
Diameter without bark [mm] | 187 (22) | 204 (23) | 198 (22) | 274 (39) |
Heartwood diameter [mm] | 75 (12) | 104 (11) | 73 (16) | 149 (33) |
Bark thickness [mm] | 8 (2) | 8 (3) | 10 (3) | 13 (4) |
Width of heartwood [mm] | 56 (11) | 50 (7) | 63 (10) | 63 (18) |
Width of sapwood [mm] | 37 (6) | 52 (6) | 36 (8) | 74 (16) |
Feature | Factor | SS | DF | MS | F | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diameter with bark | Intercept | 2,217,468 | 1 | 2,217,468 | 2536.391 | 0.000000 * |
Forest Habitat Type (1) | 26,010 | 1 | 26,010 | 29.751 | 0.000004 * | |
Land use (2) | 22,468 | 1 | 22,468 | 25.699 | 0.000012 * | |
1 * 2 | 10,433 | 1 | 10,433 | 11.933 | 0.001429 * | |
Error | 31,473 | 36 | 874 | - | - | |
Diameter without bark | Intercept | 1,864,944 | 1 | 1,864,944 | 2490.309 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 21,856 | 1 | 21,856 | 29.184 | 0.000004 * | |
2 | 16,524 | 1 | 16,524 | 22.065 | 0.000038 * | |
1 * 2 | 8497 | 1 | 8497 | 11.347 | 0.001813 * | |
Error | 26,960 | 36 | 749 | - | - | |
Heartwood diameter | Intercept | 402,804.9 | 1 | 402,804.9 | 1001.379 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 27,984.1 | 1 | 27,984.1 | 69.569 | 0.000000 * | |
2 | 4494.4 | 1 | 4494.4 | 11.173 | 0.001946 * | |
1 * 2 | 5475.6 | 1 | 5475.6 | 13.612 | 0.000738 * | |
Error | 14,481.0 | 36 | 402.3 | - | - | |
Bark thickness | Intercept | 3900.625 | 1 | 3900.625 | 449.352 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 50.625 | 1 | 50.625 | 5.832 | 0.020943 * | |
2 | 112.225 | 1 | 112.225 | 12.928 | 0.000963 * | |
1 * 2 | 21.025 | 1 | 21.025 | 2.422 | 0.128385 NS | |
Error | 312.500 | 36 | 8.681 | - | - | |
Width of heartwood | Intercept | 133,980.6 | 1 | 133,980.6 | 877.2352 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 93.0 | 1 | 93.0 | 0.6091 | 0.440236 NS | |
2 | 990.0 | 1 | 990.0 | 6.4822 | 0.015320 * | |
1 * 2 | 87.0 | 1 | 87.0 | 0.5698 | 0.455251 NS | |
Error | 5498.3 | 36 | 152.7 | - | - | |
Width of sapwood | Intercept | 100,902.0 | 1 | 100,902.0 | 1030.343 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 6943.2 | 1 | 6943.2 | 70.899 | 0.000000 * | |
2 | 1134.2 | 1 | 1134.2 | 11.582 | 0.001647 * | |
1 * 2 | 1334.0 | 1 | 1334.0 | 13.622 | 0.000735 * | |
Error | 3525.5 | 36 | 97.9 | - | - |
Feature | Fresh Coniferous Forest on Post-Agricultural Soil | Mixed Forest on Post-Agricultural Soil | Fresh Coniferous Forest in the Ancient Forest | Mixed Forest in the Ancient Forest |
---|---|---|---|---|
Width of annual rings in mature wood zone [mm] | 1.28 (0.27) | 1.2 (0.23) | 1.33 (0.25) | 0.98 (0.30) |
Width of annual rings in juvenile wood zone [mm] | 1.90 (0.34) | 2.16 (0.35) | 1.69 (0.41) | 2.59 (0.76) |
Average width of annual rings [mm] | 1.46 (0.17) | 1.53 (0.17) | 1.43 (0.18) | 1.47 (0.28) |
Feature | Factor | SS | DF | MS | F | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Width of annual rings in mature wood zone | Intercept | 57.69604 | 1 | 57.69604 | 848.457 | 0.000000 * |
Forest Habitat Type (1) | 0.44944 | 1 | 0.44944 | 6.609 | 0.014425 * | |
Soil Type (2) | 0.07744 | 1 | 0.07744 | 1.139 | 0.293009 NS | |
1 * 2 | 0.19044 | 1 | 0.19044 | 2.806 | 0.102901 NS | |
Error | 2.44804 | 36 | 0.06800 | - | - | |
Width of annual rings in juvenile wood zone | Intercept | 174.1393 | 1 | 174.1393 | 710.824 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 3.4223 | 1 | 3.4223 | 13.969 | 0.000643 * | |
2 | 0.1188 | 1 | 0.1188 | 0.485 | 0.490650 NS | |
1 * 2 | 1.0433 | 1 | 1.0433 | 4.259 | 0.046317 * | |
Error | 8.8194 | 36 | 0.2450 | |||
Average width of annual rings | Intercept | 86.99550 | 1 | 86.99550 | 2087.989 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 0.03192 | 1 | 0.03192 | 0.766 | 0.387206 NS | |
2 | 0.02352 | 1 | 0.02352 | 0.565 | 0.457310 NS | |
1 * 2 | 0.00182 | 1 | 0.00182 | 0.044 | 0.835513 NS | |
Error | 1.49993 | 36 | 0.04166 | - | - |
Feature | Fresh Coniferous Forest on Post-Agricultural Soil | Mixed Forest on Post-Agricultural Soil | Fresh Coniferous Forest in the Ancient Forest | Mixed Forest in the Ancient Forest |
---|---|---|---|---|
Density [kg/m3] | 591 (32) | 563 (32) | 597 (43) | 556 (36) |
Compressive strength along tracheids [MPa] | 69.4 (5.4) | 62.3 (7.8) | 67.5 (9.7) | 57.3 (5.6) |
Modulus of elasticity [GPa] | 11.98 (0.87) | 11.00 (1.56) | 11.96 (1.83) | 9.71 (1.25) |
Bending strength [MPa] | 117 (11) | 104 (16) | 112 (23) | 99 (13) |
Feature | Factor | SS | DF | MS | F | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density | Intercept | 13,401,781 | 1 | 13,401,781 | 13,690.18 | 0.000000 * |
Forest Habitat Type (1) | 8716 | 1 | 8716 | 8.90 | 0.005086 * | |
Land use (2) | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0.01 | 0.928959 NS | |
1 * 2 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 0.02 | 0.881597 NS | |
Error | 35,242 | 36 | 979 | - | - | |
Compressive strength along tracheids | Intercept | 170,046.1 | 1 | 170,046.1 | 2783.004 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 815.0 | 1 | 815.0 | 13.339 | 0.000820 * | |
2 | 68.2 | 1 | 68.2 | 1.116 | 0.297858 NS | |
1 * 2 | 29.7 | 1 | 29.7 | 0.486 | 0.490304 NS | |
Error | 2199.7 | 36 | 61.1 | - | - | |
Modulus of elasticity | Intercept | 5209.409 | 1 | 5209.409 | 1335.168 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 26.929 | 1 | 26.929 | 6.902 | 0.012571 * | |
2 | 1.484 | 1 | 1.484 | 0.380 | 0.541273 NS | |
1 * 2 | 5.021 | 1 | 5.021 | 1.287 | 0.264136 NS | |
Error | 140.461 | 36 | 3.902 | - | - | |
Bending strength | Intercept | 465,272.2 | 1 | 465,272.2 | 1564.679 | 0.000000 * |
1 | 2767.2 | 1 | 2767.2 | 9.306 | 0.004270 * | |
2 | 442.0 | 1 | 442.0 | 1.486 | 0.230693 NS | |
1 * 2 | 326.1 | 1 | 326.1 | 1.097 | 0.301985 NS | |
Error | 10,704.9 | 36 | 297.4 | - | - |
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Kozakiewicz, P.; Jankowska, A.; Mamiński, M.; Marciszewska, K.; Ciurzycki, W.; Tulik, M. The Wood of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) from Post-Agricultural Lands Has Suitable Properties for the Timber Industry. Forests 2020, 11, 1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11101033
Kozakiewicz P, Jankowska A, Mamiński M, Marciszewska K, Ciurzycki W, Tulik M. The Wood of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) from Post-Agricultural Lands Has Suitable Properties for the Timber Industry. Forests. 2020; 11(10):1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11101033
Chicago/Turabian StyleKozakiewicz, Paweł, Agnieszka Jankowska, Mariusz Mamiński, Katarzyna Marciszewska, Wojciech Ciurzycki, and Mirela Tulik. 2020. "The Wood of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) from Post-Agricultural Lands Has Suitable Properties for the Timber Industry" Forests 11, no. 10: 1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11101033