Inheritance of wood properties and their radial variations in full-sib families of 36-year-old Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr.)

Key message

Larger differences of maximum load among families were found in mature wood compared to juvenile wood, suggesting the possibility of improving mature wood with higher resistance to rupture and maintaining characteristics of material in Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr. by selecting specific mating parents.

Keywords
Heritability; Air-dry density; Microfibril angle; Bending properties; Load-deflection curve

Publication
Takahashi, Y., Ishiguri, F., Takashima, Y. et al. Inheritance of wood properties and their radial variations in full-sib families of 36-year-old Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr.). Annals of Forest Science 80, 1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-022-01168-2

Data and/or Code availability
The datasets have been deposited in the Figshare repository: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21397674.v1

Handling Editor
Jean-Michel Leban