Influence of Drying Schedules on the Redistribution of Low-Molecular Sugars in 'Pinus sylvestris L.'

摘要

The distribution of the water soluble substances in green wood and subsequent redistribution during drying, is of importance for the colonization by microorganisms. In the study the influence of a fast and a slow drying schedule on the redistribution of low-molecular sugars in the wood of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) was investigated and for this purpose through-and-through sawn, 50 mm thick planks, were dried in a mobile batch kiln. There is a considerably greater amount of sugars at the surface of the planks after the fast drying schedule compared with the slow drying schedule, but for both schedules there is always a high gradient of the sugars from the inside to the surface of the planks. Obviously, sucrose is very liable to be hydrolysed during handling or/and drying. The distribution of the sugars along the height of the tree after drying is also given. A selective choice of the drying schedule could be a means to regulate the redistribution and thereby decreasing risk of deterioration.