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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Shrinkage (β) for clones RRIM 600 and GT1

From: Potential of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) for structural use after the period of latex extraction: a case study in Brazil

Clones

Age (years)

β t (%)

β r (%)

β l (%)

β v (%)

β t /β r

H. brasiliensis–GT1

20

5.8

2.7

0.2

9.3

2.2

H. brasiliensis–RRIM600

30

5.8

2.5

0.6

9.5

2.3