Differences in β-thujaplicin content of wood between plantation- and naturally grown Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) trees in Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan
Abstract β-Thujaplicin (hinokitiol) is an important extractive of Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) that confers high durability to its wood. We investigated differences in β-thujaplicin content in wood from plantation- and naturally grown trees of T. dolabrata var. hondae, and also ex...
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| author | Jun Tanabe Yuya Takashima Futoshi Ishiguri Hiroyuki Sanpe Jyunichi Ohshima Kazuya Iizuka Shinso Yokota |
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| description | Abstract β-Thujaplicin (hinokitiol) is an important extractive of Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) that confers high durability to its wood. We investigated differences in β-thujaplicin content in wood from plantation- and naturally grown trees of T. dolabrata var. hondae, and also examined growth rate and wood density. A total of 29 trees were collected from two natural forests and a plantation forest in the Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan. β-Thujaplicin content was determined for each heartwood sample by gas chromatography. The content ranged from 0.29 to 3.67 mg/g (oven-dry weight basis). β-thujaplicin content of plantation-grown trees was significantly higher than for naturally grown trees, though with a large variation. The effect of radial growth rate on β-thujaplicin content was minimal. We conclude that T. dolabrata var. hondae wood from both plantation and natural forest has similar durability. The coefficient of variation of β-thujaplicin content in each stand was higher than for other wood properties. This degree of tree-to-tree variation in the trait suggests that promising production with more durable wood could be achieved by selecting T. dolabrata var. hondae trees containing a high content of β-thujaplicin for plantations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3e638395488454d84d10888258e1f092022-12-21T20:16:16ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Wood Science1435-02111611-46632019-10-016511610.1186/s10086-019-1835-zDifferences in β-thujaplicin content of wood between plantation- and naturally grown Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) trees in Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, JapanJun Tanabe0Yuya Takashima1Futoshi Ishiguri2Hiroyuki Sanpe3Jyunichi Ohshima4Kazuya Iizuka5Shinso Yokota6School of Agriculture, Utsunomiya UniversityForest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteSchool of Agriculture, Utsunomiya UniversityTohoku Regional Forest Office, Forestry AgencySchool of Agriculture, Utsunomiya UniversitySchool of Agriculture, Utsunomiya UniversitySchool of Agriculture, Utsunomiya UniversityAbstract β-Thujaplicin (hinokitiol) is an important extractive of Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) that confers high durability to its wood. We investigated differences in β-thujaplicin content in wood from plantation- and naturally grown trees of T. dolabrata var. hondae, and also examined growth rate and wood density. A total of 29 trees were collected from two natural forests and a plantation forest in the Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan. β-Thujaplicin content was determined for each heartwood sample by gas chromatography. The content ranged from 0.29 to 3.67 mg/g (oven-dry weight basis). β-thujaplicin content of plantation-grown trees was significantly higher than for naturally grown trees, though with a large variation. The effect of radial growth rate on β-thujaplicin content was minimal. We conclude that T. dolabrata var. hondae wood from both plantation and natural forest has similar durability. The coefficient of variation of β-thujaplicin content in each stand was higher than for other wood properties. This degree of tree-to-tree variation in the trait suggests that promising production with more durable wood could be achieved by selecting T. dolabrata var. hondae trees containing a high content of β-thujaplicin for plantations.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10086-019-1835-zBetween-tree variationHeartwood extractivesNatural durabilityThujopsis dolabrata var. hondaeβ-Thujaplicin |
| spellingShingle | Jun Tanabe Yuya Takashima Futoshi Ishiguri Hiroyuki Sanpe Jyunichi Ohshima Kazuya Iizuka Shinso Yokota Differences in β-thujaplicin content of wood between plantation- and naturally grown Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) trees in Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan Journal of Wood Science Between-tree variation Heartwood extractives Natural durability Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae β-Thujaplicin |
| title | Differences in β-thujaplicin content of wood between plantation- and naturally grown Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) trees in Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan |
| title_full | Differences in β-thujaplicin content of wood between plantation- and naturally grown Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) trees in Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan |
| title_fullStr | Differences in β-thujaplicin content of wood between plantation- and naturally grown Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) trees in Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in β-thujaplicin content of wood between plantation- and naturally grown Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) trees in Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan |
| title_short | Differences in β-thujaplicin content of wood between plantation- and naturally grown Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae (hinokiasunaro) trees in Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan |
| title_sort | differences in β thujaplicin content of wood between plantation and naturally grown thujopsis dolabrata var hondae hinokiasunaro trees in shimokita peninsula aomori japan |
| topic | Between-tree variation Heartwood extractives Natural durability Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae β-Thujaplicin |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10086-019-1835-z |
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