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Table 3 Number of tested samples. C refers to control trees. MSa and MSs refer to stems that experienced asymmetrical and symmetrical bending treatments, respectively. NW represents the “normal wood” (no-bending stimulation), CFW (resp. TFW) refers to wood tissues that experienced compressive (resp. tensile) strain only during the stem bending treatment. MSa-N and MSs-N refer to wood tissues in the neutral line during the asymmetrical (resp. symmetrical) stem bending treatment. FW (flexure wood) refers to wood tissues that alternatively experienced tension and compression strain (symmetrical bending treatment). MOR stands for the modulus of rupture

From: Mechanical properties of “flexure wood”: compressive stresses in living trees improve the mechanical resilience of wood and its resistance to damage

 

MOR

Specific modulus

Damage

Resilience

C

4

   

MSa

5

   

MSs

2

   

NW

 

5

5

3

CFW

 

5

5

4

TFW

 

4

4

4

MSa-N

 

4

4

3

FW

 

10

10

7

MSs-N

 

5

5

3