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TNAU MELIA DUBIA - INDUSTRIAL WOOD TREE

Wood characteristics

The tree exhibits wide range of wood characters suitable for paper, veneer, plywood and match industries

S.No	Parameters	Clone MD 2	Clone MD 3	Clone MD 5	Clone MD 15	Clone 20
1.	Density	0.77 gm/cm3	0.5 – 0.68 gm/cm3	0.65 – 0.8 gm/cm3	0.6 – 0.8 gm/cm3	0.4 – 0.6 gm/cm3
2.	Moisture Content	8-12%	9-11.2%	10.5 – 12%	8 -12%	8 -12%
3.	Tensile strength	Above 800 kg / cm	770-830 kg / cm	790 – 840 kg / cm	775-830 kg / cm	750 – 820 kg / cm
4.	Bending Strength	Above 400 kg / cm	362-415 kg / cm	400 – 421 kg / cm	390 – 425 kg / cm	380 – 420 kg / cm
5.	Screw holding	Above 250 kg	227-260 Kg	260 – 280 Kg	250-270 Kg	240 – 280 Kg
6.	Nail holding	Above 600 kg	600-630 Kg	610 – 625 Kg	600-640 Kg	590 – 620 Kg
7.	Swelling in water	Below 1 %	0.6 -0.8 %	0.7 – 0.9%	0.6-0.8%	0.6-0.8%