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Stem and root comparative wood anatomy of (Calligonum comosum) In the deserts of Iran and short sight to technical properties of fabricated of particleboard from its wood | ||
| تحقیقات علوم چوب و کاغذ ایران | ||
| Article 2, Volume 30, WINTER 4 - Serial Number 53, December 2015, Pages 538-551 PDF (1.13 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.22092/ijwpr.2015.101478 | ||
| Author | ||
| Vahid Safdari* | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Understanding of many wood technological features depends on anatomical characteristics which, unfortunately, researchers in Iran have not focused on recently. There are many trees and shrubs in the desert areas of Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut with unstudied woody anatomical features. We studied one of these species, Calligonum comosum (Polygonaceae). Three mature shrubs were selected and small cubic samples of woody stem and root were taken. Micro-sections were obtained with micro-tome and after dying with Astra-blue and Safranin the sections were mounted in Canada balsam. The results showed that many differences between roots and stems exist, such as distinct growth rings in the stems and indistinct rings in the roots, the presence of gums in the stems and absence in the roots, and lower ray width of the stems compared to the roots, inherent characteristics that have been reported by many other researchers. The most important difference between Calligonum comosum’s roots and stems is parenchyma-like fibers in the thin-walled roots which cannot be distinguished from axial parenchyma. The ground tissue of woody roots is parenchymatous cells full of starches, which probably can be related to the drought situation of deserts. The bark of Calligonum comosum has priderm and sclereid cells which make the bark stiff and hard. Also the result of particleboard of fabricated of Calligonum comosum’s wood showed that boards has at least technical characteristics of European Standard EN 312 and hence the silviculture of this species for stooping of erosion of soil and is suitable species for desertification and its wood can be used for producing of wood based panel. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Calligonum comosum shrub; WOOD ANATOMY; root; starch; Particleboard | ||
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