Full text of this article is only available in PDF format.

K. M. Bhat (email)

Pith flecks and ray abnormalities in birch wood.

Bhat K. M. (1980). Pith flecks and ray abnormalities in birch wood. Silva Fennica vol. 14 no. 3 article id 5082. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15023

Abstract

Samples that had extensive pith flecks, caused by the larvae of Dendromyza betulae (now Phytobia betulae E.Kang), were collected from two trees of Betula pendula Roth and two B. pubescens Erhr. The age of the trees varied from 45 to 56 years. The effect of larvae injury on the rays was studied. The width of affected rays in both species was more than twice that of normal rays. The height and frequency also increased considerably. When describing the anatomy of Betula species the pith flecks should be treated with caution in order to avoid confusion and misinterpretation. 

The PDF includes a summary in Finnish. 

Keywords
Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; wood structure; insect damage; rays; Dendromyza betulae; Phytobia betulae

Published in 1980

Views 6898

Available at https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15023 | Download PDF

Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 4.0

Register
Click this link to register to Silva Fennica.
Log in
If you are a registered user, log in to save your selected articles for later access.
Contents alert
Sign up to receive alerts of new content

Your selected articles
Send to email
Lise Y., Kaya Z. et al. (2007) The impact of over-exploitation on the genetic s.. Silva Fennica vol. 41 no. 2 article id 291 (remove) | Edit comment
Kubin E., (1977) The effect of clear cutting upon the nutrient st.. Acta Forestalia Fennica vol. 0 no. 155 article id 7589 (remove) | Edit comment
Finnish Society of Forest Science ., (1971) Forestry papers issued in Finland in 1970 Silva Fennica vol. 5 no. 1 article id 4837 (remove) | Edit comment
Hynninen P., Sepponen P. (1983) The effect of drainage on the quality of brook w.. Silva Fennica vol. 17 no. 1 article id 5172 (remove) | Edit comment
Finnish Society of Forest Science ., (1973) Forestry papers issued in Finland in 1972 Silva Fennica vol. 7 no. 1 article id 4878 (remove) | Edit comment
Novitskaya L., Nikolaeva N. et al. (2016) The greatest density of parenchyma inclusions in.. Silva Fennica vol. 50 no. 3 article id 1461 (remove) | Edit comment
Haapanen M., Ruotsalainen S. (2021) Adaptive performance of genetically improved and.. Silva Fennica vol. 55 no. 5 article id 10534 (remove) | Edit comment
Bhat K. M., (1980) Pith flecks and ray abnormalities in birch wood. Silva Fennica vol. 14 no. 3 article id 5082 (remove) | Edit comment
Your search results