Wood Volume Production and Use of 10 Woody Species in Semiarid Zones of Northeastern Mexico

Foroughbakhch, R.; Parra, Artemio Carrillo; Piñero, Jorge Luis Hernández; Vázquez, Marco Antonio Alvarado; Estrada, Alejandra Rocha; Cardenas, Ma Luisa

doi:10.1155/2012/529829

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“…Table 9 shows that all the mechanical properties are classified as very high. The data reported by Carrillo et al (2011) and Foroughbakhch et al (2012) are similar to those reported in this study, so this species can be used in structural applications in construction. The mechanical properties can be compared with those of Acacia polyphylla.…”

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Xilotecnia of the wood of Acacia schaffneri from the State of Hidalgo, Mexico

Machuca-Velasco

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Maderas, Cienc. tecnol.

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The genus Acacia spp belongs to the family Leguminosae, with more than 1300 species distributed naturally in all continents except Europe. In Mexico there are 85 species, of which 46 are endemic, most located in arid and semiarid regions, being Acacia coulteri and Acacia farnesiana the most widely distributed. The aim of this study was to determine the technological characteristics of the wood of Acacia schaffneri. To determine the anatomical characteristics, the methodology of Autonomous Chapingo University's wood anatomy laboratory was used; for the physical properties, standards NOM EE-117-1981 and NMX-EE-167-1983 were used, and in calculating the mechanical properties the mathematical formulas were employed. The wood is reddish brown and has interlocked grain with diffuse porosity, aliform confluent parenchyma and in confluent bands, and crystals and gums. The proportion of cells was 11,87% vessel elements, 50,65% fibers 27,76% axial parenchyma and 9,81% ray parenchyma. Basic density was 880 kg/m 3 , tangential, radial, axial and volumetric shrinkage values were 10,57%; 4,97%; 0,10% and 15,82 % respectively, and fiber saturation point was 19,97%. The mechanical properties were very high, so it can be used in the manufacture of floors and in building constructions.

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“…It is also regarded as a melliferous, medicinal species, and as food for goats and sheep (Foroughbakhch et al 2012, Carrillo et al 2011, Conafor 2008, González 2007, Rico 2001.…”

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Xilotecnia of the wood of Acacia schaffneri from the State of Hidalgo, Mexico

Machuca-Velasco

Rosa

Corona-Ambriz

et al. 2017

Maderas, Cienc. tecnol.

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“…This growth habit gives rise to a broad dispersed canopy, especially in poor or dry sites (Ramovs and Roberts, 2003;Burley, 1980 (15.84 m 2 ± 0.4 m 2 ; 2.86 m). Thus, all the tree species, except E. crebra, established and performed suitably (Table 4) ) but higher than the quantity produced by any native woody tree, which varied from for Prosopis laevigata according to Foroughbakhch et al (2012).…”

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Growth and yield of an eucalyptus subtropical plantation in a Northeastern Mexico degraded land soil

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Parra

Piñero

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Over the past three decades, woody species potentially useful for reforestation, fuelwood, coal and timber production have been over-exploited along the Gulf of Mexico, which has led to a gradual decline in the plant population and the progressive degradation of the environment. The present research evaluated the establishment, growth, and production of fuelwood from a plantation of five eucalyptus species planted in randomly arranged plots on a cleared clayey loam alkali soil in a semi-arid region of northeastern Mexico for a 20 year period. Eucalyptus camaldulensis, E. tereticornis and E. microtheca showed the highest average height growth rate (1.07 m year-1, 0.93 m year-1 and 0.85 m year-1, respectively). E. camaldulensis showed the highest volume values at 20 years (58.55 m3 ha-1), followed by E. tereticornis (54.15 m3 ha-1) and E. microtheca (51.91 m3 ha-1). E. sideroxylun and E. crebra yielded the lowest tree volumes (35.12 m3 ha-1 and 30.45 m3 ha-1, respectively). The results have shown that the adaptability of eucalyptus species to the climate of the subtropical regions allows their use in combination with the native vegetation to colonize degraded areas offering services in timber and non-timber products to the local population. In addition, the production of exotic trees with large trunk diameter with few side branches may increase the volume of the wood exploited and the income to the owner of the land and, thus, reduce the pressure on the native species.

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“…The regional climate in the scheme of Köppen modified by García (2004) is defined as semiarid and subhumid [(A) C (Wo)] with two rainy seasons (summer and autumn) and a dry spell between November and April (Cavazos and Molina, 1992). According to Foroughbakhch et al (2012), September is the month with the highest precipitation (180-200 mm), and December and January with the lowest rainfall (15-20 mm).…”

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The potential contribution of bioenergy in the global energy system is 17% -36% of primary energy consumption. To avoid a warming higher than 2 Â °C by 2050, it is estimated that biomass should provide 60% of total renewable energy consumption. This requires amplification in efficient alternatives of energy production from renewable sources. In Mexico there is a great potential of biomass resources to produce biofuels, in which the wood is 54% with low contribution of forest plantations. The need to give greater value to forest plantations with native species is urgent in elaborating prospects for bioenergy development. In this sense, was determined the production and quality of charcoal of five native species of Tamaulipan thorn scrub, Acacia berlandieri, Havardia pallens, Helietta parvifolia, Ebenopsis ebano and Acacia wrightii. Analyzes conducted to define the quality of charcoal sampled referred to their yield, percentages of moisture content, ash, volatile material and fixed carbon of each species, based on international standards. It was found that the yield of charcoal was from 20 to 30%, corresponding to branches of A. berlandieri and trunk of A. wrightii, respectively. The percentages of moisture content, volatile material, ash and fixed carbon presented ranges of 4.25 to 4.9%, 12.29 to 22.28%, 1.68 to 6.49% and 68.26 to 81.34%. The average calorific value was 30 000 kJ kg -1 , consistent with the requirement for use for energy purposes.

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Wood Volume Production and Use of 10 Woody Species in Semiarid Zones of Northeastern Mexico

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Xilotecnia of the wood of Acacia schaffneri from the State of Hidalgo, Mexico

Xilotecnia of the wood of Acacia schaffneri from the State of Hidalgo, Mexico

Growth and yield of an eucalyptus subtropical plantation in a Northeastern Mexico degraded land soil

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