Quantitative Anatomical Characteristics of Virgin Cork in <i>Quercus variabilis</i> Grown in Korea
The quantitative anatomical characteristics of <i>Quercus variabilis</i> virgin cork grown in Korea were observed by scanning electron microscopy and compared with <i>Quercus suber</i> reproduction cork from Portugal to obtain basic data for further utilization of domestic co...
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author | Denni Prasetia Byantara Darsan Purusatama Jong-Ho Kim Go-Un Yang Jae-Hyuk Jang Se-Yeong Park Seung-Hwan Lee Nam-Hun Kim |
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description | The quantitative anatomical characteristics of <i>Quercus variabilis</i> virgin cork grown in Korea were observed by scanning electron microscopy and compared with <i>Quercus suber</i> reproduction cork from Portugal to obtain basic data for further utilization of domestic cork resources in Korean cork industries. <i>Q. variabilis</i> virgin cork showed a smaller growth ring width and higher latecork percentage than <i>Q. suber</i> reproduction cork. <i>Q. variabilis</i> showed a smaller proportion of cork cells and a higher proportion of lenticular channels than <i>Q. suber</i>, whereas sclereid and dark-brown zones were found only in <i>Q. variabilis.</i> The frequency of pentagonal cork cells in the transverse and radial sections was higher in the cork of <i>Q. suber</i> than in <i>Q. variabilis.</i> In the tangential section, <i>Q. variabilis</i> displayed a lower frequency of heptagonal cells and a higher frequency of pentagonal cells than <i>Q. suber.</i><i>Q. variabilis</i> cork had a smaller cell width, lumen diameter, cell wall thickness, prism base edge and area, total cell volume, and solid volume of the cell wall than <i>Q. suber cork.</i> The fractional solid volume and number of cells per cm<sup>3</sup> were higher in <i>Q. variabilis</i> than <i>Q. suber</i>. |
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spelling | doaj.art-9eca2728bf824a5e910d62fa649aeb9e2023-11-30T22:44:33ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072022-10-011310171110.3390/f13101711Quantitative Anatomical Characteristics of Virgin Cork in <i>Quercus variabilis</i> Grown in KoreaDenni Prasetia0Byantara Darsan Purusatama1Jong-Ho Kim2Go-Un Yang3Jae-Hyuk Jang4Se-Yeong Park5Seung-Hwan Lee6Nam-Hun Kim7Department of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaInstitute of Forest Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaDepartment of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaDepartment of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaFC Korea Land Co., Ltd., Seoul 07271, KoreaDepartment of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaDepartment of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaDepartment of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaThe quantitative anatomical characteristics of <i>Quercus variabilis</i> virgin cork grown in Korea were observed by scanning electron microscopy and compared with <i>Quercus suber</i> reproduction cork from Portugal to obtain basic data for further utilization of domestic cork resources in Korean cork industries. <i>Q. variabilis</i> virgin cork showed a smaller growth ring width and higher latecork percentage than <i>Q. suber</i> reproduction cork. <i>Q. variabilis</i> showed a smaller proportion of cork cells and a higher proportion of lenticular channels than <i>Q. suber</i>, whereas sclereid and dark-brown zones were found only in <i>Q. variabilis.</i> The frequency of pentagonal cork cells in the transverse and radial sections was higher in the cork of <i>Q. suber</i> than in <i>Q. variabilis.</i> In the tangential section, <i>Q. variabilis</i> displayed a lower frequency of heptagonal cells and a higher frequency of pentagonal cells than <i>Q. suber.</i><i>Q. variabilis</i> cork had a smaller cell width, lumen diameter, cell wall thickness, prism base edge and area, total cell volume, and solid volume of the cell wall than <i>Q. suber cork.</i> The fractional solid volume and number of cells per cm<sup>3</sup> were higher in <i>Q. variabilis</i> than <i>Q. suber</i>.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/10/1711dark-brown zonelenticular filling tissuequantitative anatomical characteristics<i>Quercus suber</i><i>Quercus variabilis</i>reproduction cork |
spellingShingle | Denni Prasetia Byantara Darsan Purusatama Jong-Ho Kim Go-Un Yang Jae-Hyuk Jang Se-Yeong Park Seung-Hwan Lee Nam-Hun Kim Quantitative Anatomical Characteristics of Virgin Cork in <i>Quercus variabilis</i> Grown in Korea Forests dark-brown zone lenticular filling tissue quantitative anatomical characteristics <i>Quercus suber</i> <i>Quercus variabilis</i> reproduction cork |
title | Quantitative Anatomical Characteristics of Virgin Cork in <i>Quercus variabilis</i> Grown in Korea |
title_full | Quantitative Anatomical Characteristics of Virgin Cork in <i>Quercus variabilis</i> Grown in Korea |
title_fullStr | Quantitative Anatomical Characteristics of Virgin Cork in <i>Quercus variabilis</i> Grown in Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative Anatomical Characteristics of Virgin Cork in <i>Quercus variabilis</i> Grown in Korea |
title_short | Quantitative Anatomical Characteristics of Virgin Cork in <i>Quercus variabilis</i> Grown in Korea |
title_sort | quantitative anatomical characteristics of virgin cork in i quercus variabilis i grown in korea |
topic | dark-brown zone lenticular filling tissue quantitative anatomical characteristics <i>Quercus suber</i> <i>Quercus variabilis</i> reproduction cork |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/10/1711 |
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