@article{PAR00013602,
  title = {{I}s the variability of key wood properties linked with the variability of key architectural traits ? {C}ase of planted teak in {T}ogo regarding thinning and provenance},
  author = {{T}ondjo, {K}. and {B}rancheriau, {L}. and {S}abatier, {S}. {A}. and {K}okutse, {A}. {D}. and {A}kossou, {A}. and {K}okou, {K}. and {F}ourcaud, {T}hierry},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} retrospective architectural analysis performed on planted teaks in {T}ogo showed that the variation of wood radial properties were linked with tree ontogeny, and that these relationships depended on thinning practices and provenance. {V}ariability in growth, flowering and forking in individual trees according to origin and/or thinning practices may affect wood structure and consequently impact wood physical properties. {W}e tested this hypothesis in teak. {W}e sought evidence of: (1) origin effects ({T}ogolese versus {T}anzanian teak) on growth, flowering, cambial growth and wood properties; (2) thinning effects on these variables and (3) relationships between tree ontogeny and radial variations of wood properties. {A} retrospective architectural analysis was used to draw stem growth and near infrared spectroscopy to assess radial variations of wood properties. {F}lowering reflects tree vigour and began at an earlier age in {T}ogolese than in {T}anzanian provenances. {N}o differences were detected in regards to growth ring surface area, basic density and modulus of elasticity. {B}oth systematic and selective thinnings improved growth without impacting the two latter properties. {S}tabilization of the growth ring area observed at 4 years old was associated with a decline in stem annual extension with a 1-year time lag. {A}rchitectural analyses showed that radial growth was linked with tree ontogeny. {T}his method can be extended to subsequent developmental stages, i.e. to older trees with economic interest, and used to determine architectural traits that are useful in tree selection.},
  keywords = {{C}ambial growth ; {O}ntogeny ; {W}ood quality ; {B}asic density ; {T}ree architecture ; {T}ectona grandis ; {TOGO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}nnals of {F}orest {S}cience},
  volume = {72},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {717--729},
  ISSN = {1286-4560},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1007/s13595-014-0425-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013602},
}