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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Moisture content in the heartwood of Kumotooshi cultivar (KT)

From: Radial movement of sapwood-injected rubidium into heartwood of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) in the growing period

KT1

KT2

KT3

KT4

KT5

KT6

HAB (m)

MC (%)

HAB (m)

MC (%)

HAB (m)

MC (%)

HAB (m)

MC (%)

HAB (m)

MC (%)

HAB (m)

MC (%)

1.2

196.5

1.2

202.8

1.6

165.8

2.3

191.2

1.4

196.9

1.4

223.5

3.8

184.6

3.8

154.6

3.6

171.2

4.3

175.6

3.4

142.9

3.4

168.2

5.8

145.2

5.8

155.1

5.6

132.6

6.3

161.2

5.4

141.1

5.4

136.5

7.8

158.0

7.8

129.0

7.6

126.2

8.3

139.5

7.4

132.3

7.4

118.1

  1. Activable tracers were injected into the stem at around 1.7 m above the ground except KT4. Injected height of KT4 was 2.1 m above the ground
  2. HAB Height above the ground, MC moisture content