{"id":6531,"date":"2025-12-02T10:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/?p=6531"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:22:04","slug":"the-diversity-of-radial-variations-of-wood-properties-in-european-beech-fagus-sylvatica-l-reveals-the-plastic-nature-of-juvenile-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/2025\/12\/02\/the-diversity-of-radial-variations-of-wood-properties-in-european-beech-fagus-sylvatica-l-reveals-the-plastic-nature-of-juvenile-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"The diversity of radial variations of wood properties in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) reveals the plastic nature of juvenile wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/d1bxh8uas1mnw7.cloudfront.net\/assets\/embed.js'><\/script><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/25-12-02_Almeras-T.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6534 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/25-12-02_Almeras-T-300x131.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/25-12-02_Almeras-T-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/25-12-02_Almeras-T-640x280.png 640w, https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/25-12-02_Almeras-T.png 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a>Key message\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Radial variations in wood quality result from the changes in wood properties with tree age. Here, we show that, at least in beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica<\/i>\u00a0L<i>.<\/i>), these patterns of variations are diverse, and reflect a plastic adaptation to changes in the mechanical needs of the trees during their life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong><br \/>\nVariability; Radial variation; Core wood; Ontogenetic juvenility; Adaptive juvenility<\/p>\n<div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='donut' data-doi='10.1186\/s13595-025-01284-9'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div>\n<p><strong>Publication\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nAlm\u00e9ras, T., Jullien, D., Liu, S.\u00a0<i>et al.<\/i>\u00a0The diversity of radial variations of wood properties in European beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica<\/i>\u00a0L.) reveals the plastic nature of juvenile wood.\u00a0<i>Annals of Forest Science<\/i>\u00a082, 15 (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-025-01284-9\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13595-025-01284-9<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Data availability<\/strong><br \/>\nThe datasets generated and analysed during the present study are accessible under the reference Alm\u00e9ras et al (<a id=\"ref-link-section-d120660218e4821\" title=\"Alm\u00e9ras T, Jullien D, Liu S, Loup C, Gril J and Thibaut B. (2024). Diversity of radial variations of wood properties in European beech reveals the plastic nature of juvenile wood. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.14606666 \" href=\"https:\/\/link-springer-com.inrae.idm.oclc.org\/article\/10.1186\/s13595-025-01284-9#ref-CR1\" data-track=\"click\" data-track-action=\"reference anchor\" data-track-label=\"link\" data-test=\"citation-ref\" aria-label=\"Reference 2024\">2024<\/a>) at :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.14606666\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.14606666<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Handling editor\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nErwin Dreyer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key message\u00a0 Radial variations in wood quality result from the changes in wood properties with tree age. Here, we show that, at least in beech (Fagus sylvatica\u00a0L.), these patterns of variations are diverse, and reflect a plastic adaptation to changes in the mechanical needs of the trees during their life. 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