Towards the design of high-performance plant fibre composites

A Bourmaud, J Beaugrand, DU Shah, V Placet… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
For the past 15 years, there has been tremendous interest and technological development
concerning biocomposites. Plant fibres can be derived from a multitude of natural agro …

Microfibril angle: measurement, variation and relationships–a review

L Donaldson - Iawa Journal, 2008 - brill.com
Microfibril angle (MFA) is perhaps the easiest ultrastructural variable to measure for wood
cell walls, and certainly the only such variable that has been measured on a large scale …

Non-destructive evaluation techniques and what they tell us about wood property variation

L Schimleck, J Dahlen, LA Apiolaza, G Downes… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
To maximize utilization of our forest resources, detailed knowledge of wood property
variation and the impacts this has on end-product performance is required at multiple scales …

Engineering traits through CRISPR/cas genome editing in woody species to improve forest diversity and yield

G Thapliyal, MS Bhandari, RS Vemanna… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Dangers confronting forest ecosystems are many and the strength of these biological
systems is deteriorating, thus substantially affecting tree physiology, phenology, and growth …

Microfibril orientation across the secondary cell wall of Radiata pine tracheids

L Donaldson, P Xu - Trees, 2005 - Springer
Polarised light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were used to measure the
variation in cellulose microfibril orientation across the secondary cell wall of Pinus radiata D …

β‐tubulin affects cellulose microfibril orientation in plant secondary fibre cell walls

AV Spokevicius, SG Southerton… - The Plant …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose microfibrils are the major structural component of plant secondary cell walls. Their
arrangement in plant primary cell walls, and its consequent influence on cell expansion and …

Genetic transformation of Eucalyptus

V Girijashankar - Physiology and molecular biology of plants, 2011 - Springer
Eucalyptus is the second most widely planted multipurpose woody tree species in the world.
It is a commercially important hardwood tree for paper and wood industries. In the past two …

[PDF][PDF] Hierarchical modelling of softwood hygro-elastic properties

JJ Harrington - 2002 - ir.canterbury.ac.nz
The hygro-elastic behaviour of wood under load or when subjected to environmental
changes is of considerable practical interest. This behaviour can be determined by …

Relationships between anatomical and vibrational properties of wavy sycamore maple

A Alkadri, C Carlier, I Wahyudi, J Gril, P Langbour… - Iawa Journal, 2018 - brill.com
Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) is a wood species particularly known for its wavy
grain figure and its high-value utilization among luthiers and craftsmen for making musical …

Cellulose microfibril angle variation in Picea crassifolia tree rings improves climate signals on the Tibetan plateau

J Xu, J Lu, F Bao, R Evans, G Downes, R Huang… - Trees, 2012 - Springer
Microfibril angle (MFA) is an important factor in determining the mechanical properties of
individual cells and wood as a whole. While some studies have described the variation of …