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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Background Rb and K contents, and Rb/K at the breast height in Kumotooshi cultivar

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

Sample

Rb (ppm)

K (ppm)

Rb/K

KT5

 S1

3.4

650

0.0052

 S2

2.8

700

0.0040

 S3

3.5

1300

0.0027

 H1

5.6

2100

0.0027

 H2

5.7

2100

0.0027

 H3

6.0

2400

0.0025

 H4

5.9

2500

0.0024

KT6

 S1

2.1

740

0.0028

 S2

2.2

720

0.0031

 S3

3.1

1100

0.0028

 H1

5.4

2500

0.0022

 H2

6.0

2400

0.0025

 H3

6.2

2400

0.0026

 H4

6.0

2500

0.0024

  1. S1S3 Sapwood from outer to inner part, H1H4 heartwood from outer to inner part