Metla Project - Control of wood properties by the means of forest tree breeding and silviculture

Publications

(Total 58)

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Peer-reviewed papers

2010

Jyske, T., Kaakinen, S., Nilsson, U., Saranpää, P. & Vapaavuori, E. 2010. Effects of timing and intensity of thinning on wood structure and chemistry in Norway spruce. Holzforschung 64(1): 81-91. [CrossRef]

2009

Tiitta, M., Tomppo, L., Järnström, H., Löija, M., Laakso, T., Harju, A., Venäläinen, M., Iitti, H., Paajanen, L., Saranpää, P., Lappalainen, R. & Viitanen, H. 2009. Spectral and chemical analyses of mould development on Scots pine heartwood. Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff 67(2): 151-158. [url]

Tomppo, L., Tiitta, M., Laakso, T., Harju, A., Venäläinen, M. & Lappalainen, R. 2009. Dielectric spectroscopy of Scots pine. Wood Science and Technology 43(7-8): 653-667. [CrossRef] [pdf]

2008

Jyske, T. 2008. The effects of thinning and fertilisation on wood and tracheid properties of Norway spruce (Picea abies) - the results of long-term experiments. Dissertationes Forestales 55. 59 s. + 5 osajulkaisua. [pdf] [html]

Jyske, T., Mäkinen, H. & Saranpää, P. 2008. Wood density within Norway spruce stems. Silva Fennica 42(3): 439-455. [pdf]

Leinonen, A., Harju, A.M., Venäläinen, M., Saranpää, P. & Laakso, T. 2008. FT-NIR spectroscopy in predicting the decay resistance related characteristics of solid Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) heartwood. Holzforschung 62(3): 284-288. [CrossRef]

Mäkinen, H., Jyske, T. & Saranpää, P. 2008. Variation of tracheid length within annual rings of Scots pine and Norway spruce. Holzforschung 62: 123-128. [CrossRef]

2007

Kaakinen, S., Saranpää, P. & Vapaavuori, E. 2007. Effect of growth differences due to geographical location and N-fertilisation on wood chemistry of Norway spruce. Trees - Structure and Function 21(2): 131-139. [CrossRef]

Karppanen, O., Venäläinen, M., Harju, A.M., Willför, S., Pietarinen, S., Laakso, T. & Kainulainen, P. 2007. Knotwood as a window to the indirect measurement of the decay resistance of Scots pine heartwood. Holzforschung 61(5): 600-604. [CrossRef]

Kostiainen, K. 2007. Wood properties of northern forest trees grown under elevated CO2, O3 and temperature. University of Oulu, Department of Biology. Dissertationes Forestales 47. 36 s. + 5 osajulkaisua.

Mäkinen, H., Jaakkola, T., Piispanen, R. & Saranpää, P. 2007. Predicting wood and tracheid properties of Norway spruce. Forest Ecology and Management 241: 175-188. [CrossRef]

Raiskila, S., Pulkkinen, M., Laakso, T., Fagerstedt, K., Löija, M., Mahlberg, R., Paajanen, L., Ritschkoff, A.-C. & Saranpää, P. 2007. FTIR spectroscopic prediction of Klason and acid soluble lignin variation in Norway spruce cutting clones. Silva Fennica 41(2): 351-371. [pdf]

Steffenrem, A., Saranpää, P., Lundqvist, S.-O. & Skroeppa, T. 2007. Variation in wood properties among five full-sib families of Norway spruce (Picea abies). Annals of Forest Science 64: 799-806. [url]

2006

Harju, A.M. & Venäläinen, M. 2006. Measuring the decay resistance of Scots pine heartwood indirectly by the Folin-Ciocalteu assay. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36(7): 1797-1804. [CrossRef]

Jaakkola, T., Mäkinen, H. & Saranpää, P. 2006. Wood density of Norway spruce: Responses to timing and intensity of first commercial thinning and fertilisation. Forest Ecology and Management 237(1-3): 513-521. [CrossRef]

Marjamaa, K., Kukkola, E., Lundell, T., Karhunen, P., Saranpää, P. & Fagerstedt, K.V. 2006. Monolignol oxidation by xylem peroxidase isoforms of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and silver birch (Betula pendula). Tree Physiology 26: 605-611. [url] [abstract]

Raiskila, S., Fagerstedt, K., Laakso, T., Saranpää, P., Löija, M., Paajanen, L., Mahlberg, R. & Ritschkoff, A.-C. 2006. Polymerisation of added coniferyl alcohol by inherent xylem peroxidases and its effect on fungal decay resistance of Norway spruce. Wood Science and Technology 40: 697-707. [CrossRef]

Raiskila, S., Saranpää, P., Fagerstedt, K., Laakso, T., Löija, M., Mahlberg, R., Paajanen, L. & Ritschkoff, A.-C. 2006. Growth rate and wood properties of Norway spruce cutting clones on different sites. Silva Fennica 40(2): 247-256. [pdf]

Venäläinen, M., Harju, A.M., Terziev, N., Laakso, T. & Saranpää, P. 2006. Decay resistance, extractive content, and water sorption capacity of Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Lebed.) heartwood timber. Holzforschung 60: 99-103. [url]

2005

Jaakkola, T., Mäkinen, H. & Saranpää, P. 2005. Wood density in Norway spruce: Changes with thinning intensity and tree age. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 1767-1778. [CrossRef]

Jaakkola, T., Mäkinen, H. Saren, M.-P. & Saranpää, P. 2005. Does thinning intensity affect the tracheid dimensions of Norway spruce. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 2685-2697. [CrossRef]

Koponen, T., Karppinen, T., Haeggström, E., Saranpää, P. & Serimaa, R. 2005. The stiffness modulus in Norway spruce as a function of year ring. Holzforschung 59: 451-455. [CrossRef]

Peura, M., Müller, M., Serimaa, R., Vainio, U., Sarén, M.-P., Saranpää, P. & Burghammer, M. 2005. Structural studies of single wood cell walls by synchrotron X-ray microdiffraction and polarised light microscopy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 238: 16-20. [CrossRef]

Tiimonen, H., Aronen, T., Laakso, T., Saranpää, P., Chiang, V., Ylioja, T., Roininen, H. & Häggman, H. 2005. Does lignin modification affect feeding preference or growth performance of insect herbivores in transgenic silver birch (Betula pendula)? Planta 222: 699-708. [CrossRef]

Willför, S.M., Sundberg, A.C., Rehn, P.W., Saranpää, P.T. & Holmbom, B.R. 2005. Distribution of lignans in knots and adjacent stemwood of Picea abies. Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff 63: 353-357. [CrossRef]

2004

Piispanen, R. 2004. Factors affecting silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) wood structure and chemistry - growth hormone genes, defoliation, within-stem and seasonal variation (väitöskirja). Metsäntutkimuslaitoksen tiedonantoja - The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Research Papers 922. 44 s. + 4 osajulk. [html]

Piispanen, R. & Saranpää, P. 2004. Seasonal and within-stem variations of neutral lipids in silver birch (Betula pendula) wood. Tree Physiology 24(9): 991-999. [url] [abstract]

Venäläinen, M., Harju, A.M., Saranpää, P., Kainulainen, P., Tiitta, M. & Velling, P. 2004. The concentration of phenolics in brown-rot decay resistant and susceptible Scots pine heartwood. Wood Science and Technology 38(2): 109-118. [CrossRef]

2003

Andersson, S., Serimaa, R., Paakkari, T., Saranpää, P. & Pesonen, E. 2003. Crystallinity of wood and the size of cellulose crystallites in Norway spruce (Picea abies). Journal of Wood Science 49: 531-537. [CrossRef]

Kukkola, E.M., Koutaniemi, S., Gustafsson, M., Karhunen, P., Ruel, K., Lundell, T.K., Saranpää, P., Brunow, G., Teeri, T.H. & Fagerstedt, K.V. 2003. Localization of dibenzodioxocin substructures in lignifying Norway spruce xylem by transmission electron microscopy-immunogold labeling. Planta 217: 229-237. [CrossRef]

Marjamaa, K., Lehtonen, M., Lundell, T., Toikka, M., Saranpää, P. & Fagerstedt, K.V. 2003. Developmental lignification and seasonal variation in ß-glucosidase and peroxidase activities in xylem of Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch. Tree Physiology 23: 977-986. [url] [abstract]

Piispanen, R., Aronen, T., Chen, X., Saranpää, P. & Häggman, H. (Häggman toimivapaalla OY:ssa). 2003. Silver birch (Betula pendula) plants with aux and rol genes show consistent changes in morphology, xylem structure and chemistry. Tree Physiology 23: 721-733. [url] [abstract]

Saranpää, P. 2003. Wood density and growth. In: Barnett, J.R. & Jeronimidis, G. (eds.). Wood quality and its biological basis. Blackwell Publishing & CRC Press. Biological Sciences Series. p. 87-117. ISBN 1-84127-319-8

Venäläinen, M., Harju, A.M., Kainulainen, P., Viitanen, H. & Nikulainen, H. 2003. Variation in the decay resistance and its relationships with other wood characteristics in old Scots pines. Variation de la résistance à la pourriture et relation avec les autres caractéristiques du bois dans les vieux pins sylvestres. Annals of Forest Science 60(5): 409-417. [CrossRef]

2002

Venäläinen, M. 2002. Decay resistance of heartwood timber as a quality characteristic in Scots pine breeding (väitöskirja). Metsäntutkimuslaitoksen tiedonantoja - The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Research Papers 880. 53 s. + 6 osajulk. [html]

Other papers

2006

Harju, A. & Venäläinen, M. 2006. Variation in natural durability of Scots pine heartwood. In: Caldeira Jorge, F. (ed.). Proceedings of ECOWOOD 2006, 2nd International Conference on Environmentally-Compatible Forest Products. Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto. p. 137-143. ISBN 972-8830-64-5

Saranpää, P., Linder, S., Nilsson, U. & Vapaavuori, E. 2006. Impact of forest management and climate on wood quality. In: Paavilainen, L. & Helander, P. (eds.). Wood Material Science and Engineering Year Book 2006. Finnish-Swedish Research Programme 2003-2006. Report 1/2006. Helsinki. p. 29-48. [pdf]

Venäläinen, M. & Harju, A. 2006. Possibilities of heartwood as a source of naturally durable timber. In: Caldeira Jorge, F. (ed.). Proceedings of ECOWOOD 2006, 2nd International Conference on Environmentally-Compatible Forest Products. Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto. p. 145-151.

Viitanen, H., Metsä-Kortelainen, S. & Laakso, T. 2006. Resistance of pine and spruce heartwood against decay - the effect of wood chemical composition and coating with water-borne wood oil product. Document No IRG/WP-10597. 37th Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Tromso, Norway, 18-22 June 2006. IRG Secreteriat, Stockholm. 10 p.

Viitanen, H., Metsä-Kortelainen, S., Saranpää, P., Laakso, T., Iitti, H., Löija, M., Paajanen, L., Harju, A. & Venäläinen, M. 2006. Service life and biological durability of wooden products, "Optikesto". In: Ritschkoff, A.-C., Koskinen, J. & Paajanen, M. (eds.). Applied Material Research at VTT. Symposium on Applied Materials. Espoo, Finland, 8 June 2006. VTT Symposium 244: 268-277. [pdf]

2005

Aronen, T., Tiimonen, H., Ylioja, T., Niemi, K., Tsai, C.-J., Laakso, T., Saranpää, P., Roininen, H., Chiang, V. & Häggman, H. 2005. Lignin modification in silver birch - Characterisation of transgenic lines containing PtCOMT- or asPt4CL1 and their ecological interactions. In: Li, B. & McKeand, S. (eds.). Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future. IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2. Conference Proceedings. 2004. North Carolina State University. Raleigh.http://www.ncsu.edu/feop/iufro_genetics2004/proceedings.pdf. p. 344-346. [pdf]

Fagerstedt, K., Pellinen, K., Saranpää, P. & Timonen, T. 2005. Mikä puu - mistä puusta. Toisen laitoksen 2. korjattu painos. Yliopistopaino Kustannus, Helsinki. 184 s. ISBN 951-570-579-7

Fagerstedt, K., Ritschkoff, A.-C. & Saranpää, P. 2005. Natural variations in the amount of lignin in Norway spruce: can lignin be modified to change the properties of wood products? In: Jalkanen, A. & Nygren, P. (eds.). Sustainable use of renewable natural resources - from principles to practices. University of Helsinki, Department of Forest Ecology Publications 34: 223-229.

Mäkinen, H., Saranpää, P., Venäläinen, M. & Tuimala, A. 2005. Puun laatu ja siihen vaikuttavat tekijät. Julkaisussa: Hynynen, J., Valkonen, S. & Rantala, S. (toim.). Tuottava metsänkasvatus. Metsäntutkimuslaitos ja Metsäkustannus Oy, Helsinki. s. 121-133. ISBN 952-5118-72-X

Saranpää, P. 2005. Puun laatu - biologisten prosessien tulos. Julkaisussa: Heräjärvi, H. & Hakkila, P. (toim.). Metsän ja puun asialla. Professori Matti Kärkkäinen 60 vuotta. Silva Carelica 51: 18-25.

Saranpää, P., Linder, S., Nilsson, U. & Vapaavuori, E. 2005. Impact of forest management and climate on wood quality. In: Johansson, B. & Larsson, B. (eds.). Wood Material Science Year Book 2005. Finnish-Swedish Research Programme 2003-2007, Report 1/2005. Stockholm. p. 27-42. [pdf] [pdf]

2004

Kukkola, E.M., Koutaniemi, S., Pöllänen, E., Gustafsson, M., Karhunen, P., Lundell, T.K., Saranpää, P., Kilpeläinen, I, Brunow. G. Teeri, T.H. & Fagerstedt, K.V. 2004. Immunolocalization of dibenzodioxocin in lignifying Norway apruce xylem using confocal laser scanning and transmission electronic microscopy. In: Schmitt, U., Ander, P., Barnett, J.R., Emons, A.M.C., Jeronimidis, P., Saranpää, P. & Tschegg, S. (eds.). COST Action E20 Wood Fibre Cell Wall Structure. Wood Fibre Cell Walls: Methods to Study their Formation, Structure and Properties. p. 27-35.

Marjamaa, K., Kukkola, E., Raukko, E., Lundell, T., Saranpää, P. & Fagerstedt, K. 2004. Extraction and partial purification of peroxidases from angiosperm and gymnosperm wood. In: Schmitt, U., Ander, P., Barnett, J.R., Emons, A.M.C., Jeronimidis, P., Saranpää, P. & Tschegg, S. (eds.). COST Action E20 Wood Fibre Cell Wall Structure. Wood Fibre Cell Walls: Methods to Study their Formation, Structure and Properties. p. 37-44.

Peura, M, Serimaa, R., Sarén, M.-P., Saranpää, P. & Müller, M. 2004. The orientation of cellulose microfibrils in single tracheids and solid wood samples as measured by x-ray diffraction. In: Schmitt, U., Ander, P., Barnett, J.R., Emons, A.M.C., Jeronimidis, P., Saranpää, P. & Tschegg, S. (eds.). COST Action E20 Wood Fibre Cell Wall Structure. Wood Fibre Cell Walls: Methods to Study their Formation, Structure and Properties. p. 141-150.

Saranpää, P., Linder, S., Nilsson, U. & Vapaavuori, E. 2004. Impact of forest management and climate on wood quality. In: Paavilainen, L. & Humala, I. (eds.). Wood Material Science Yearbook 2004. Wood Material Science Research Programme 2003-2007, Report 1/2004. Helsinki. p. 24-31. [pdf] [pdf]

Schmitt, U., Ander, P., Barnett, J.R., Emons, A.M.C., Jeronimidis, G., Saranpää, P. & Tschegg, S. (eds.) 2004. COST Action E20 Wood Fibre Cell Wall Structure. Wood Fibre Cell Walls: Methods to Study their Formation, Structure and Properties. 308 p.

Serimaa, R., Andersson, S. & Saranpää, P. 2004. The chrystallinity of wood and the thickness of cellulose chrystallites in Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) investigated by x-ray diffraction. In: Schmitt, U., Ander, P., Barnett, J.R., Emons, A.M.C., Jeronimidis, P., Saranpää, P. & Tschegg, S. (eds.). COST Action E20 Wood Fibre Cell Wall Structure. Wood Fibre Cell Walls: Methods to Study their Formation, Structure and Properties. p. 151-161.

Venäläinen, M. & Harju, A. 2004. Variation in decay resistance of Scots pine timber. In: Ugolev, B. (ed.). Wood Structure, Properties and Quality - 2004. Proceedings of IV International Symposium, October 13-16, 2004, St. Petersburg, II Volume. St. Petersburg Forest Technical Academy, p. 405-408.

2002

Hakkila, P., Saranpää, P. & Repola, J. 2002. Ensiharvennusmänty ja -kuusi kuitupuuna. Julkaisussa: Riekkinen, M. & Verkasalo, E. (toim.). Itä-Suomen puunlaatu ja käyttö. Tutkimuspäivä Kuopiossa 23.10.2001. Metsäntutkimuslaitoksen tiedonantoja - The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Research Papers 855: 73-86.

Saranpää, P. 2002. Kuusen kuituominaisuuksien vaihtelu. Summary: Both tree age and growth rate affect fibre properties. Työtehoseuran metsätiedote 646. 4 s.

Saranpää, P. 2002. Puun ominaisuudet. Julkaisussa: Hyvämäki, T. (toim.). Tapion taskukirja, 24. uudistettu painos. Metsätalouden kehittämiskeskus Tapio & Metsälehti Kustannus. Helsinki. s. 514-523.

2001

Hakkila, P., Nousiainen, I. & Kalaja, H. 2001. Metsähakkeen käyttö suomessa - tilannekatsaus vuodesta 1999. Use of forest chips in Finland - Position paper for 1999. VTT Tiedotteita 2087. 41 s.

2000

Hakkila, P., Kalaja, H. & Nousiainen, I. 2000. Use and prices of forest chips in Finland in 1999. VTT Energy, 33 s.


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