Chamaecyparis obtusa
Simple Relationship Analysis between L Band Backscattering Intensity and the Stand Characteristics of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Trees
... In this study, we have performed a statistical analysis in relation of the backscattering intensity from the L-band PALSAR and the in-situ stand characteristics of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and Hinoki ...
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Modeling the effects of growth rate on the intra-tree variation in basic density in hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
... (Chamaecyparis obtusa) is one of the most important commercial species in Japan and its afforestation area accounts for 25 % of all plantation forest area in Japan ...
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Delignification of cell walls of Chamaecyparis obtusa during alkaline nitrobenzene oxidation
... Wood samples were obtained from normal and compres- sion wood of hinoki (Japanese cypress, Chamaecyparis obtusa Endl., Cupressaceae). The normal wood sample was obtained from a straight trunk, and the ...
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Structural unit of xylans from sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
... Abstract Arabinoglucuronoxylans (AGXs) isolated from the holocellulose of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) contained one 4-O-methyl-d- glucopyranosyluronic acid (4-O-Me-d-GlcAp) ...
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The effect of bark decortication for hiwada production on xylem and phloem formation in Chamaecyparis obtusa
... As shown in Fig. 1, the materials for this study were ob- tained from the following experimental sites: the Kasuya Research Forest of Kyushu University (33° 38′N, 130° 31′E), the Tokuyama Experimental Station of Kyoto ...
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Physiological effect of olfactory stimulation by Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) leaf oil
... Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), a coniferous tree, has been used as material in construction and furni- ture for a long time. The essential oils extracted from leaves and twigs have been used as ...
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Tree-to-tree and clone-to-clone variations of monoterpenes emitted from needles of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
... Abstract Variations in the composition of low boiling point (LBP) monoterpenes emitted from needle samples of 150 hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) trees (30 strains, each with five clones) native to Shimane ...
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Specific detection of a basidiomycete, Phlebia brevispora associated with butt rot of Chamaecyparis obtusa, by PCR-based analysis
... of Chamaecyparis obtusa (Japanese cypress) in 1997 in Nagasaki Prefecture, a sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay was developed to specifically detect the fungus ...
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Effect of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) wood-wool in tatami mat on the activity of house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
... Abstract To suppress the activity of house dust mites in tatami mats, where they tend to breed, a tatami mat con- sisting of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) wood-wool was prepared. The suppressive effect of ...
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Immunolocalization of a Normal Wood Specific Pectin Methylesterase (CoPME) and Quantification of PME Gene Expression in Differentiating Xylem of Chamaecyparis obtusa
... DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2019.1011137 1951 American Journal of Plant Sciences pression wood with freeze fixation method have shown cell walls to adhere to one another between the cambium to expansion zone. Afterwards, when ...
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Strain analysis near the cutting edge in orthogonal cutting of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) using a digital image correlation method
... In this study, the quarter-sawn (LR) surface of air-dried hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) was orthogonally cut along the grain. The LT surface during chip formation was captured using a high-speed camera, and ...
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Microfibril angle and density of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) trees in 15 half-sib families in a progeny test stand in Kyushu, Japan
... In 2009, the MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) of Japan developed the ‘‘Forest and Forestry Revitalization Plan’’. The plan aims to achieve C50% wood self-sufficiency within 10 years by developing a ...
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Difference in enzymatic dehydrogenative polymerization of dilignols using horseradish peroxidase and crude enzyme obtained from Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
... Lignin is a biopolymer consisted of monolignols but the growth mechanism of lignin has not yet been elucidated. In this study, enzymatic dehydrogenative polymerization of dilignols, guaiacylglycerol-β-coniferyl ether ...
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Residual strain analysis with digital image correlation method for subsurface damage evaluation of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) finished by slow-speed orthogonal cutting
... Abstract A digital image correlation (DIC) method was applied to measure strain which arose and remained beneath the finished surface in slow-speed orthogonal cutting of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa), to ...
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Physiological effects of touching hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
... Wood is a familiar, natural material that is used in houses and furniture, and it is empirically known to have a relaxing effect on humans [6]. A review outlin- ing the current state of research regarding the physio- ...
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Bioactivities of extracts from Chamaecyparis obtusa branch heartwood
... Abstract In order to find new utilization method of woody wastes, we examined the bioactivities of extracts from branch heartwood of Chamaecyparis obtusa (hinoki) and compared to extracts from trunk ...
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Relationship between crack propagation and the stress intensity factor in cutting parallel to the grain of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
... It was also revealed, for the case of chip generation Type 0 or I, the stress intensity factor for fracture mode II could be negligible due to the higher longitudinal elastic properties[r] ...
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Ring characteristics and screw withdrawal resistance of naturally regenerated Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana trees
... indicated that members of the Cupressaceae (Chamaecyparis and Cupressus) usually have high wood density near the tree center, which diminishes for a few rings from the pith and then levels off or becomes greater ...
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Effect of grain direction on transmittance of 100-GHz millimeter wave for hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
... Abstract The attenuation coeffi cients of 100-GHz millime- ter waves polarized linearly were measured for cross-cut, quarter-sawn, and fl at-sawn boards of hinoki (Chamaecyp- aris obtusa) that were 0.2–2.0 cm ...
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Transverse swelling behavior of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) revealed by the replica method
... The reduction in diameter of the cell lumens of wood swollen in each of the test liquids was found in the radial direction over the whole range of cell wall ratios, and su[r] ...
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