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    TL007

    Wood Anatomy
    Prof.  Dr. Katarina Čufar

    Year 1, Term 1

    Credits: 7

    Hours: 95

    Syllabus

    Wood - basic definitions and terminology. Cells and tissues in wood, their characteristics and function in living trees. Structure of cell walls in wood – wood anatomy aspect. Macroscopic and microscopic structure of softwoods (Conifers). Macroscopic and microscopic structure of hardwoods (Dicotyledons). Wood identification (microscopic and macroscopic). Tree species in the plant kingdom. Wood names (Slovene, English, Latin). Wood formation by the cambium and wood quality. Growth layers, annual growth – layers (tree-rings), early-wood and late-wood. Dendrochronology – basics. Sapwood, heartwood, discoloured wood and their influence on wood quality and use. Grain and figure in wood. Structure of juvenile, adult and senescent wood. Structure of reaction of wood. Structure of bark. Inner bark and translocation of products of photosynthesis. Outer bark and its protective role. Bark as a raw material.


    Assessment

    • Wood as tree tissue and material.
    • Macroscopic and microscopic structure of softwoods and hardwoods
    • Macroscopic and microscopic structure of hardwoods.
    • Wood identification, microscopic and macroscopic identification keys, selected domestic wood species.
    • Trade names and scientific names of wood species and problem related to wood names.
    • Wood as a product of cambium, variability of wood structure.
    • Growth peculiarities and anomalies in wood.
    • Sapwood, heartwood, discoloured wood - basics.
    • Bark – basics.
    • Practical and laboratory work.
    • Solving of practical problems.

    Reading list

    • ČUFAR, Katarina. Anatomija lesa : [univerzitetni učbenik]. Ljubljana: Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za lesarstvo, 2006. V, 185 str., [1] zganj. f. pril., ilustr. ISBN 961-6144-15-4. ISBN 978-961-6144-15-5.
    • ČUFAR, Katarina, ZUPANČIČ, Martin. Wood anatomy : instructions for laboratory work. Ljubljana: Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Wood Science and Technology, 2009. 98 f., ilustr. ISBN 978-961-6144-27-8.
    • ČUFAR, Katarina. Anatomija lesa - predavanja. Kopije predstavitve predavanj (spletna učilnica)

    Spletni viri:
    www.woodanatomy.ch (izbor)

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