Most pine species produce high amounts of viable seeds, and this characteristic varies according to number of trees and soil conditions. The assessment of reproductive indicators under such conditions has been documented. However, in species such as Pinus martinezii, whose populations are small, scattered and fragmented, information on such reproductive characteristics is limited. The objective of this work was to evaluate cone size, reproductive indicators and inbreeding index of P. martinezii from sites with different degrees of soil degradation. Thirty cones were collected from eight trees at two sites in the state of Michoacán. The data were analyzed using a two-way ANOVA, whose factors were provenance, family and the interaction between them. In addition, a correlation was made between reproductive parameters and cone size. The values obtained per cone were: 80.6 to 129.6 potential seeds, 15.7 to 79 % developed seeds, 8.6 to 50.6 % full seeds, 39 to 91.1 % vain seeds, 20.9 to 99 % abortive ovules and 0.39 to 0.91 inbreeding index. A significant difference was observed between provenances and families in most of the evaluated variables. Reproductive indicators show a substantial loss of seeds due to abortive ovules and vain seeds, which indicates reproductive problems due to the low number of individuals. This situation is exacerbated by soil degradation.
La mayoría de los aserraderos del estado de Michoacán clasifican su madera mediante una evaluación visual (número de defectos) lo cual ha provocado una baja calidad en la madera de los aserraderos. Una valoración completa de esta madera se realiza mediante la variación del grosor del corte (St). Por lo tanto, el objetivo fue evaluar la calidad de la madera aserrada y estimar el impacto económico de la calidad de corte en un aserradero en el estado de Michoacán. La St y el rendimiento se determinaron en tablas de 19 mm como grosor nominal. La muestra consistió de 100 tablas en cinco anchos y en cada tabla se midieron ocho puntos del grosor. La St fue de 0.99 mm con un grosor promedio de 25.4 mm y grosor óptimo de 26.2 mm. Treinta y nueve tablas presentaron uno o varios puntos con un grosor menor al mínimo requerido y constituyeron el 43.2 % de rechazo; esto representa una pérdida económica de 3.66 %. Esta pérdida no se debe a problemas en el carro porta trozas o en la torre, de acuerdo a la variación de corte dentro (Sw) y entre (Sb) las tablas. Los datos mostraron una baja calidad de corte y una pérdida económica que puede ascender hasta un 25 % en el aserradero de estudio.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54167/tch.v12i1.132
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