Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Vahid reza ُSafdari ¹
• Nima Eskini ²
• Ajang Tajdini ³
• Vlima Bayramzadeh ⁴

¹ Department of Wood and Paper Science, Karaj Branch Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

² M.S. Student, Department of Wood and Paper Science, Karaj Branch Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

³ Associate Prof., Department of Wood and Paper Science, Karaj Branch Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

⁴ Assistant Prof., Department of Wood and Paper Science, Karaj Branch Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Wood anatomy in addition to genetic is affected by environmental factors. One of the environmental factors is soil erosion which affects anatomical properties of roots considerably. Juniperus excelsa is one of Iranin indigenous softwood and has longevity and anatomical properties of its root in two conditions: inside of soil and exposed one can reveal effects of soil erosion on wood anatomical properties of root. So many roots and barks of trees in inside of soils and exposed have been sampled and many micro-sections prepared by microtome and anatomical properties were investigated. Results showed that wood roots under soil conform of one row of late-wood and by exposing the lumen area of tracheids in early-wood and late-wood were decreased and the cells appear thicker and late-wood portion increased. The axial parenchyma inclusion of dark resins in exposed roots observed frequently. Meanwhile by exposing of roots the thickness of bark decreased and the thickness of phloem and periderm in exposed root is not as wide as normal roots.

Keywords

• Nonoclay
• WHEAT STRAW
• Composite
• Flexural strength
• tensile strength
• impact strength