In Situ Generation of Copper Nanoparticles in Heat-Treated Copper-Containing Masson’s Pine as a Preservative Process for Sawn Timber

Heat-treated wood has good dimensional stability,durability,and color,but its susceptibility to fungal growth affects its commercial value.In this study,lumber harvested from mature Masson’s pine(Pinus massoniana Lamb.)was vacuum impregnated with a basic copper salt solution(copper hydroxide,diethanolamine,and polyethylene glycol 200)prior to heat-treatment at 220℃ for 3 h.Antifungal properties,surface chemistry,crystal structure and sugar contents were tested,compared with heat treatment alone.The results showed that the samples treated by heating without copper salt treatment showed poor suppression of fungal growth,the copperimpregnated heat-treated wood suppressed(100%)the growth of Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat.,Aspergillus niger V.Tiegh.,Penicillium citrinum Thom,and Trichoderma viride Pers.The combined results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,X-ray diffraction and sugars analysis suggested that fungal inhibition by the heat-treated copper-bearing Masson’s pine was mainly due to the reduction of the metal salt by PEG200 at high temperature to generate copper nanoparticles.In addition,the reduced sugar content of the treated timber,and hence the nutrient substrate for spoilage microbes,reduced in the presence of the metal salts at high-temperature.This study has demonstrated an effective method of increasing low-grade wood’s utility and commercial value.

Nail Holding Performance of Self-Tapping Screws on Masson Pine and Chinese Fir Dimension Lumbers

Screw connection is a type most commonly applied to timber structures.As important commercial tree species in China,Masson pine and Chinese fir have the potential to prepare wood structures.In this study,the effects of the diameter of the self-tapping screw and the guiding bores on the nail holding performance on different sections of Masson pine and Chinese fir dimension lumbers were mainly explored.The results showed that:(1)The nail holding strength of the tangential section was the maximum,followed by that of the radial section,and that of the cross section was the minimum.(2)The nail holding strength of Masson pine was higher than that of Chinese fir.(3)The nail holding strength grew with the increase in the diameter of self-tapping screws,but a large diameter would lead to plastic cracking of the timber,thus further affecting the nail holding strength.Masson pine and Chinese fir reached the maximum nail holding strength when the diameter of self-tapping screws was 3.5 mm.(4)Under a large diameter of screws,prefabricated guiding bores could mitigate timber cracking and improve its nail holding strength.(5)Prefabricated guiding bores were more necessary for the screw connection of Masson pine.The results obtained could provide a scientific basis for the screw connection design of Masson pine and Chinese fir timber structures.

Preparation and Properties of HBS Lignin from Masson Pine

In order to establish a new method for making cellulose and lignin from Masson pine, a high boiling solvent(HBS) pulping process with an aqueous solvent of 1,4-butanediol was investigated. Masson pine chips were pulped with a 70%—90% aqueous solution of 1,4-butanediol containing a small amount of a catalyst at 200—220 ℃ for 60—180 min. HBS Masson pine cellulose is suitable for making paper. Water-insoluble HBS lignin was separated from the liquor reaction mixture by water precipitation. The recovered high boiling solvent(RHBS) is able to be recycled as a pulping solvent, indicating that the HBS method is a pulping process of Masson pine which is energy saving, resources saving and pollution free. HBS lignin has a better chemical reactivity and a lower ash content than lignin sulfonate.

A preliminary study on the characteristics of fogwater in the masson pine forest in Chongqing, China

The masson pine (Pinns massoniana Lamb.) forest of 2000 ha situated on Nanshan, the south bank of the Yangtze River near Chongqing, China. From 1982, some trees began to die. Since then, half of the trees have died and the whole forest is in danger. Prom November 1986 to January 1987, a study dealt with the characteristics of fogwater in that area was carried out, in order to explain the relationship between acid fog and masson pine decline. The results of our study showed that the acid fog might be responsible in part for the decline of the masson pine forest.

Studies on Electrolyte Conductivity and Activity of Dehydrogenase of Chinese Fir and Masson Pine Bare-Root Seedling under Water and Cold Stress

The electrolyte conductivity and activity of dehydrogenase of bare-root seedlings of both Chinese fir (Cunningha-mia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.) and Masson pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb.) under freezing and desiccation treatments were studied. The results showed that needle electrolyte conductivity of both species increase significantly after freezing treatment and there are no significant differences in needle electrolyte conductivity between the two species. The dehydrogenase activity (ARD) of fine roots of both Chinese fir and Masson pine was negatively correlated with increasing freezing and desiccation. The results suggest that both electrolyte conductivity and dehydrogenase activity could be used as quick indicators of Chinese fir and Masson pine bare-root seedling quality.

Microfibril angle variability in Masson Pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb.) using X-ray diffraction

The microfibril angle of fiber walls is an ultra-mieroscopic feature affecting the performance of wood products. It is therefore essential to get more definitive information to improve selection and utilization. X-ray diffraction is a rapid method for measuring microfibril angles. In this paper, the variability of microfibril angle in plantation-grown Masson pine was investigated by peak-fitting method. This method was compared with the traditional hand-drawn method, 40% peak height method and half peak height method. X-ray diffraction measurements indicated that the microfibril angle changed as a function of the position in the tree. The mean microfibril angle decreased more gradually as the distance increased from the pith and reached the same level in mature wood. The microfibril angle also seemed to decrease clearly from the base upward. Differences of angle-intensity curves between heartwood and sapwood were also examined.

Simulation of the biomass dynamics of Masson pine forest under different management

TREE submodel affiliated with TREEDYN was used to simulate biomass dynamics of Masson pine （Pinus massoniana） forest under different managements （including thinning, clear cutting, combining thinning with clear cutting）. The purpose was to represent biomass dynamics involved in its development, which can provide scientific arguments for management of Masson pine forest. The results showed the scenario that 10% or 20% of biomass of the previous year was thinned every five years from 15 to 40 years made total biomass of pine forest increase slowly and it took more time to reach a mature community; If clear cutting and thinning were combined, the case C （clear cutting at 20 years of forest age, thinning 50% of remaining biomass at 30 years of forest age, and thinning 50% of remaining biomass again at 40 years of forest age） was the best scenario which can accelerate speed of development of Masson pine forest and gained better economic values.

投加石灰石和菱镁矿对酸化土壤上马尾松(Pinus massoniana)林的影响

为了确定酸化森林生态系统的修复效果,在重庆铁山坪的马尾松林内设立了6个10m×10m的样地,其中2个作为对照样地,另外4个分别在土壤表面施撒石灰石和菱镁矿粉末,各有2个重复。在处理前和处理1a后的生长季末各进行了一次植被观测,协方差分析和多重比较的结果显示投加修复剂对马尾松生长的影响已经初步显现,马尾松的胸径增量和针叶平均长度都有显著的增加,而针叶中Ca、Mg元素含量也表现出显著的差别。另外,立木更新的变化、细根生物量的增加和物种多度的变化也较明显,总体来说生态系统有恢复的趋势。土壤上层细根的增加较快,这与在土壤表面施撒修复剂,上层土壤的化学变化较显著是一致的。而两种修复剂对生态系统的影响也表现出明显的差异,相对而言,施撒菱镁矿的效果可能会更好。由于土壤修复的效果是长期的,其影响观测还将继续下去。

Assessment of tree-ring mercury radial translocation and age effect in Masson pine:Implications for historical atmospheric mercury reconstruction

The tree ring has been regarded as an emerging archive to reconstruct historical atmospheric mercury(Hg)trends,but with the large knowledge gaps in the reliability.In this study,we comprehensively evaluated the Hg source,radial translocation and age effect of Masson pine(Pinus massoniana)tree ring at Mt.Jinyun in Chongqing,to assess the suitability of such tree ring as the archive of atmospheric Hg.Results showed that distinct variabilities among Masson pine tree-ring Hg concentration profiles.The Hg concentration significantly increased along with stem height(P<0.05),indicating the Hg in tree rings mainly derived from foliage uptake atmospheric Hg.We found a distinct age effect that the tree ring of young trees had the higher Hg concentration.Besides,we used the advection-diffusion model to demonstrate how Hg concentration shifted by the advection or/and diffusion in tree rings.The modeling results showed that the advection induced radial translocation during the young growth period of tree was a plausible mechanism to result in the tree-ring Hg record largely different from the trend of anthropogenic Hg emissions in Chongqing.We finally suggest that in further Hg dendrochemistry,better discarding the tree-ring Hg profile of the young growth period to reduce impacts of the radial translocation and age effect.

Physiological responses of needles of Pinus massoniana elite families to phosphorus stress in acid soil

Pinus massoniana Lamb. is a major timber species widely planted in the South China, where the soil is acidic and deficient in phosphorus （P） due to fixation by aluminum and iron. Understanding the physiological responses to rhizospheric insoluble P is essential for enhancing plantation productivity. Thus, a sand culture experiment was conducted with four levels of P treatment （0, 5, 20 g insoluble P and 10 g soluble P）, and 11 P. massoniana elite families. Physiological responses were measured after two months of stress. Compared to the normal soluble P treatment, the insoluble P treatment significantly reduced the proline content and the APase activity in the needles, while it significantly increased the catalase activity by 1.3-fold and malondialdehyde content by 1.2-fold. Soluble protein content was unaffected by the treatments, but chlorophyll content was significantly lower in P-deprived treatment compared with soluble and insoluble P treatments. These physiological responses also exhibited highly significant variation among families （p 〈 0.01）. The findings suggest that increased catalase activities in the presence of insoluble P might be involved in the activation of an anti-oxidation defense mechanism that scavenges the reactive oxygen species elicited by the stress. And this response has a strong genetic control that can be exploited to identify desirable genotypes.

Microwave vacuum drying characteristics of Pinus massoniana wood

Microwave-vacuum （MV） drying characteristics of plantation Masson pine （Pinus massoniana） were studied experimentally for various levels of microwave radiation time, initial moisture content 0VIC）, vacuum level and wood thickness. The results show that the process of MV drying for wood can be significantly divided into a short accelerating rate drying period, a long constant rate drying period and falling rate drying period, and the second drying period can extend to levels of mean MC below the fiber saturation point. With the increase of initial MC and microwave radiation time, the drying rate of wood increases significantly. The vacuum level affects the drying rate in a slightly positive way. Within the range of 2 to 6 cm, the effects of sample thickness on the drying rate can be negligible.

Patterns of biomass,carbon,and nitrogen storage distribution dynamics after the invasion of pine forests by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) in the three Gorges Reservoir Region

Masson pine stands infected by Pine wilt disease(PWD) in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region of central China were surveyed to quantify the immediate responses and subsequent trajectories of biomass,carbon(C),and nitrogen(N) in stand-level major ecosystem compartments.The biomasses of above-and belowground tree components,as well as of the understory,forest floor,and mineral soil(0–40 cm),were determined within each stand.C and N storage were also estimated for each ecosystem compartment.Overstory biomass decreased steadily with the extent of PWD infection.Understory biomass ranged from1.97 to 4.16 Mg ha,and the observed value for forest floor biomass was 12.89–22.59 Mg ha.The highest mean C and N concentrations were found in the stem bark and needles of Masson pine,respectively,while the lowest were found in the semi-to fully decomposed layer of the forest floor and stem wood of Masson pine,respectively.The C and N storage of aboveground trees,tree roots,and the aboveground ecosystem decreased with the extent ofPWD infection.However,the C and N contents of the understory,forest floor,and total mineral soil initially declined after PWD infection before recovering over the following several years.Those result concluded that the biomass,C,and N storage of different forest ecosystem compartments have experienced certain variations following the PWD epidemic.This is vital to understand the shifts in stand-level C and N allocation in PWD-damaged forest stands,as well as for predicting the responses of regional and global C and N cycling.

Early Monitoring of Pine Wilt Disease in Pinus massioniana based on Hyperspectral Data

We selected healthy Pinus massioniana for pine wood nematode inoculation experiments to get the spectral reflectance of healthy and infected Pinus mas- sioniana in different infection stages via a ground spectrometer （ wavelength in 350 - 2 500 nm）, and analyzed the changes in chlorophyll content at various periods. The original spectral reflectance of healthy and infected P. massoniana was significantly different in the middle and late infection stages, and the reflection peak and absorption valley in visible light region and near infrared region gradually weakened and even disappeared to a straight line. There was significant correlation rela- tionship between chlorophyll content of infected plants and spectral reflectance at the wavelength of 1 405 nm, and the quantitative inversion model of chlorophyll content was correspondingly established as follows： Car = - 1.74（X1~ ）2 ＋ 4. 72X1,~ - 0. 76. Through first-order derivative spectra at the wavelength of 593 nm, combined with quantitative inversion of the corresponding chlorophyll content, we can discriminate whether P. massoniana is infected by pine lt disease or not, especially in the early stages before disease features are visible to the naked eyes it has a good quantitative monitoring effect.

Diameter distributions in Pinus sylvestris L.stands:evaluating modelling approaches including a machine learning technique

The diameter distribution of trees in a stand provides the basis for determining the stand’s ecological and economic value,its structure and stability and appropriate management practices.Scots pine(Pinus sylvestris L.)is one of the most common and important conifers in Turkey,so a well-planned management schedule is critical.Diameter distribution models to accurately describe the stand structure help improve management strategies,but developing reliable models requires a deep understanding of the growth,output and constraints of the forests.The most important information derived by diameter distribution models is primary data on horizontal stand structure for each diameter class of trees:basal area and volume per unit area.These predictions are required to estimate the range of products and predicted volume and yield from a forest stand.Here,to construct an accurate,reliable diameter distribution model for natural Scots pine stands in the Türkmen Mountain region,we used Johnson’s SBdistribution to represent the empirical diameter distributions of the stands using ground-based measurements from 55 sample plots that included1219 trees in natural distribution zones of the forests.As an alternative,nonparametric approach,which does not require any predefined function,an artificial intelligence model was constructed based on support vector machine methodology.An error index was calculated to evaluate the results.Overall,both Johnson’s SB probability density function with a three-parameter recovery approach and the support vector regression methodology provided reliable estimates of the diameter distribution of these stands.

马尾松二代育种亲本主要生长性状和ISSR遗传变异

本研究以国家马尾松种质资源库(浙江省淳安县姥山林场)马尾松二代核心育种群体内的36个亲本无性系为材料,研究其主要生长性状及ISSR遗传变异。马尾松二代育种亲本生长性状总体上优良,但生长性状在亲本无性系之间存在显著差异,表明二代育种群体具有丰富的表型性状变异。利用15个ISSR标记对36个二代亲本无性系进行分析,多态位点百分率(PPL)为83.33%。Nei's基因多样性(HE)为0.328,Shannon信息多样性指数(I)为0.476,亲本间分子遗传距离的范围是0.24～0.82,平均为0.414,在分子水平上证明马尾松二代育种群体遗传多样性较高,具有较好的高世代遗传改良潜力。基于Nei's无偏遗传距离进行UPGMA聚类,36个无性系中的35个聚在5个类群内,聚类结果与马尾松二代亲本的遗传背景、系谱关系及产地纬度部分吻合,证实了应用ISSR标记开展马尾松分子辅助育种的可行性。本研究为合理选配二代亲本、开展杂交育种提供一定借鉴。

马尾松人工林Sloboda多形地位指数模型的研究

将德国生物统计学家Sloboda B的树高生长模型应用于马尾松人工林优势高生长模型模拟中.结果表明,用Sloboda树高生长方程拟合马尾松人工林多形地位指数曲线能获得良好效果,且优于Richards多形地位指数曲线.

基于SPOT-7影像的马尾松生物量估测模型研究

森林生物量的定量估算为全球碳储量循环及气候变化研究提供了重要的参考依据。以肇庆市马尾松生物量为研究对象,基于SPOT-7影像数据,提取出单波段、波段比值、纹理特征、地形等因子并进行优选,对优选后的变量因子进行分组,生成光谱特征、纹理特征、光谱和纹理特征相结合的3种自变量集,采用偏最小二乘回归法和3种自变量集构建马尾松生物量估测模型并进行优选。结果显示:基于光谱特征构建的马尾松生物量估测模型的决定系数R2为0.81,均方根误差为15.30 t/hm2,误差平均值为-5.65 t/hm2,总预报偏差的相对误差为9.30%;基于纹理特征构建的马尾松生物量估测模型的决定系数R2为0.84,均方根误差为15.69 t/hm2,误差平均值为-4.73 t/hm2,总预报偏差的相对误差为7.78%;基于光谱和纹理特征相结合构建的马尾松生物量估测模型的决定系数R2为0.83,均方根误差为15.24 t/hm2,误差平均值为-5.27 t/hm2,总预报偏差的相对误差为8.67%。由此可知,基于纹理特征构建的马尾松生物量模型要好于其他两种方法,估算精度更高。

马尾松体细胞胚胎发生相关基因PmSERK1的克隆与表达分析

体细胞胚胎发生不仅是植物微繁、种质保存的有效手段,同时也是研究高等植物胚胎发育和遗传转化的模式系统之一。本研究从马尾松未成熟合子胚诱导的胚性细胞团中成功克隆了体胚发生受体激酶基因PmSERK1。该基因全长2303bp,包含完整的开放阅读框,编码626个氨基酸,其蛋白分子量约为69kD。序列分析发现PmSERK1与其它植物的SERK基因高度同源。系统进化树重建表明,PmSERK1与已知参与体胚发生的关键SERK基因聚为一类,如MtSERK1、CuSERK1、AtSERK1和DcSERK。表达分析显示:PmSERK1在主要的组织器官(根、茎、针叶等)略有表达;但在诱导培养的非胚性愈伤中没有检测到表达,而在经继代培养的胚性愈伤中表达很高且逐渐增加,且在培养20d时达到最高。另外,在再生的子叶胚中,PmSERK1的表达量也很高。综上所述表明,PmSERK1是与体胚发生相关的关键SERK基因的直系同源基因,可以作为愈伤组织胚性的标记基因。

马尾松纸浆材林经营模型系统(MPPMMS1.0)

以采用Windows98为平台,VisualFoxPro6.0为开发语言,开发了集林分生长与收获预测、经济分析与评价和优化栽培模式筛选于一体的纸浆材林经营模型系统。该系统不仅能对单个培育方案进行生长模拟和经济分析;还对多方案分产区进行总体评估和优化,并按产区、立地指数一次性筛选出优化栽培模式。同时研制了选择性模糊优化和全程优化模块,并大量采用表单及控件,不但提高了优化性能,且使操作更简练,界面更美观,扩充性能更强。

不同地域马尾松优良无性系ISSR遗传多样性分析

采用ISSR分子标记技术,对贵州都匀、广西南宁及福建漳平马尾松良种种子园内的132个优良无性系进行了遗传多样性分析。结果表明,以筛选出的稳定性强、多态性丰富及条带清晰的12条ISSR引物进行PCR扩增,共获得185条谱带,其中多态性谱带为183条,多态性比率高达98.9%;引物UBC 840标记指纹能区分18份马尾松红心材种质材料;聚类分析显示,供试种质的遗传相似性系数为0.57~0.90,表明供试马尾松种质遗传多样性丰富;以相似性系数0.68为阈值,可将其大致按地域分为3大类,且同一地域内种质聚类结果与特异性状一致。