FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The lighter colored area of the tree ring is called ____ [SELECT ALL THAT APPLY]
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summer wood
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early wood
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spring wood
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late wood
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In springwood when cambium is more active cells are formed that are larger and have wide lumen and make the cell wall thin. These have less amount of xylem fibres that are present in secondary xylem and due to this reason density of spring wood is less.
Detailed explanation-2: -Also called early wood. Compare summerwood.
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