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Pycnoxylic wood is:
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The correct option is A Compact and hard
Pycnoxylic wood is formed in more than one ring due to ephemeral nature of cambium. Such a wood is called as polyxylic. Cambial activity is long-lived, cortex and pith are reduced, parenchymatous rays are few and the wood is hard and compact. It is most important commercially and used as good quality timber. e.g. Pinus.
Pycnoxylic wood is formed in more than one ring due to ephemeral nature of cambium. Such a wood is called as polyxylic. Cambial activity is long-lived, cortex and pith are reduced, parenchymatous rays are few and the wood is hard and compact. It is most important commercially and used as good quality timber. e.g. Pinus.
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