Content (Syllabus outline)

• Wood basics and terminology.
• Microscopic structure of softwoods.
• Cells and cell walls.
• Basic microscopy techniques for studying wood.
• Evolution and development of wood tissue of Gymnosperms and Dicotyledones.
• Microscopic structure of hardwoods.
• Wood identification, microscopic and macroscopic identification keys.
• Wood species in plant kingdom.
• Problems related to vernacular, scientific and trade names of wood species in Slovene and English.
• Tree growth, meristems.
• Cambium, wood and bark formation processes.
• Special structural features in wood (wood defects).
• Sapwood, heartwood, discoloured wood.
• Bark and phloem as protective and conductive tissue.
• Practical and laboratory work. Solving of practical problems.

Prerequisites

1. Prerequisites for the work:
- entry in the corresponding year of the study programme.

2. Terms of prerequisites:
- attendance at tutorials,
- written colloquium from tutorials,
- oral colloquium from tutorials.