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Chemical properties and fiber morphology of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii as potential pulp material

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The chemical properties and fiber morphology of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii at different age and height were investigated. The variation in SiO2, toluene–alcohol extractive and holocellulose content with culm age was greater than those with height. However, the variation in lignin with culm height was greater than that with age. The fiber morphology of D. hamiltonii differed with age and height, but the differences were not significant. The fiber length, slenderness ratio, and wall thickness reached their greatest values in 2-year growth bamboo culms.

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The research was funded by the China National “Twelfth Five-Year” Scientific and Technological Support Plan (2012BAD23B05), the National Science Foundation of China (No. 31100453 and No. 31460169), and Key Disciplines (Biology) Project of Yunnan Provincial Education Department.

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  1. Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

    Hui Zhan, Li-Ya Zhang, Zhao-Hui Niu, Chang-Ming Wang & Shu-Guang Wang

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Zhan, H., Zhang, LY., Niu, ZH. et al. Chemical properties and fiber morphology of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii as potential pulp material. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 74, 273–276 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-015-0993-y

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