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Technological properties of canker-resistant cypress clones for timber production (Contributo in atti di convegno)
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- Technological properties of canker-resistant cypress clones for timber production (Contributo in atti di convegno) (literal)
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- 2012-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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Nocetti M., Berti S., Brunetti M., Danti R., Della Rocca G. (2012)
Technological properties of canker-resistant cypress clones for timber production
in 2012 Iufro Conference, Division 5, Forest Products, Estoril, Portugal, 8-13, July, 2012
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- Titolo
- Technological properties of canker-resistant cypress clones for timber production (literal)
- Abstract
- Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.) has been widely
cultivated for centuries throughout the Mediterranean region as a
multipurpose tree and still plays a major role in the Italian landscape.
Mainly used as ornamental, it has been also widely used for protective
purposes due to its high plasticity and adaptability to poor soils
and environments. At the same time, it is capable of considerable
growths, achieving a high productivity. Moreover, cypress wood is
also characterized by technological properties greatly appreciated
as the fine texture, high natural durability and good mechanical and
aesthetic qualities.The extensive damages caused by cypress canker epidemics have
limited the use of this tree during the last five decades and currently
there is no a real market of cypress wood, mainly because of the short
supply. Hence, the need of a new assessment of cypress for a productive
forestry. The large availability of cypress genotypes selected for
resistance to Seiridium cardinale canker, has provided the material for
the further technological characterization of those clones potentially
more suitable to be cultivated for timber production.
Totally, ten C. sempervirens var. horizontalis clones were sampled in
two stands with different environmental conditions. Both growth,
morphological and wood technological traits were measured to
evaluate the performance showed by the selected genotypes in the
two sites.
Generally, all the evaluated clones have proved suitable for timber
production. They were characterized by an adequate growth rate,
especially in the more favourable site. The fast growing was closely
linked to the pedoclimatic conditions of the site, while the branch
size and the development of the crown should be controlled appropriately
by specific cultural practices.
The wood properties were rather stable across the sites, although
higher growth rates were associated with lower wood density, but
also with lower shrinkages.
The establishment of cypress plantation for timber production
seems entirely possible, due to the availability of canker-resistant
genotypes with high productive potential and suitable technological
properties of cypress wood. (literal)
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