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Table 7 Site means for the difference between pith and cambium samples for wood density, microfibril angle (MFA) and modulus of elasticity (MOE)

From: Radial variation in modulus of elasticity, microfibril angle and wood density of veneer logs from plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens

Site

Wood density (kg m−3)

MFA (degrees)

MOE (GPa)

Rings

Percentage

Rings

Percentage

Rings

Percentage

Strathblane

11.4 a

11.6 a

− 53.3 a

− 52.5 a

89.9 a

86.2 a

Geeveston

24.5 a

31.0 b

− 59.1 a

− 56.8 a

131.6 a

134.0 a

Florentine

19.5 a

20.3 ab

− 60.3 a

− 58.2 a

137.5 a

134.0 a

Significance of differences among sites

  F2,22

2.0

6.1

0.7

0.4

1.9

2.2

  P value

0.16ns

0.008**

0.52ns

0.69ns

0.17ns

0.14ns

  1. The differences were between the two innermost rings and the two outermost rings expressed as a percentage of the innermost rings. Site means significantly different (P < 0.05) according to a Tukey-Kramer multiple comparison test are denoted by different letters. ns P ≥ 0.05; **P < 0.01