The book is a fundamental reference source on reaction wood for
wood scientists and technologists, plant biologists,
silviculturists, forest ecologists, and anyone involved in the
growing of trees and the processing of wood. It brings together our
current understanding of all aspects of reaction wood, and is the
first book to discuss both compression wood and tension wood.
Trees produce reaction wood to maintain the vertical orientation
of their stems and the optimum angle of each branch. They achieve
this by laying down fibre cell walls in which differences in
physical and chemical structure from those of normal fibres are
expressed as differential stresses across the stem or branch. This
process, while of obvious value for the survival of the tree,
causes serious problems for the utilisation of timber. Timber
derived from trees containing significant amounts of reaction wood
is subject to dimensional instability on drying, causing twisting,
bending and splitting. It is also difficult to work as timber, and
for the pulp and paper industry the cost of removing the increased
amount of lignin in compression wood is substantial. This has both
practical and economic consequences for industry.
Understanding the factors controlling reaction wood formation
and its effect on wood structure is therefore fundamental to our
understanding of the adaptation of trees to their environment and
to the sustainable use of wood.
The topics covered include:
-Morphology, anatomy and ultrastructure of reaction wood
-Cell-wall polymers in reaction wood and their biosynthesis
-Changes in tree proteomes during reaction wood formation
-The biomechanical action and biological functions of reaction
wood
-Physical and mechanical properties of reaction wood from the
scale of cell walls to planks
-The detection and characterisation of compression wood
-Effects of reaction wood on the performance of wood and
wood-based products
-Commercial implications of reaction wood and the influence of
forest management on its formation
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