Variation of Sugar Maple Sap Yield and Its Influence on Experimental Design

Variation of Sugar Maple Sap Yield and Its Influence on Experimental Design
Author: Barton M. Blum
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Total Pages: 12
Release: 1968
Genre: Sap
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S2When sap production research was begun by the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station in Burlington, Vermont, in 1964, it became apparent that more quantified information on sap yield variation among individual trees and among years was needed to facilitate the designing of efficient experiments. One of the first projects undertaken was to record seasonal sap yields on approximately 140 individual trees on a sugarbush near Jericho, Vermont. Yields were measured in the sap seasons of 1965, 1966, and 1967. Data presented in this report are based for the most part on a random sample drawn from these trees. All sample trees were tapped with two tapholes bored to a uniform depth.S3.

Ray Tissues as an Indirect Measure of Relative Sap-sugar Concentration in Sugar Maple

Ray Tissues as an Indirect Measure of Relative Sap-sugar Concentration in Sugar Maple
Author: Peter W. Garrett
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Total Pages: 12
Release: 1989
Genre: Forests and forestry
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S2Attempts to correlate ray tissue as a percentage of total wood volume with sap sugar concentrations of sugar maple progenies were unsuccessful. These results raise doubts about our ability to use a relatively constant value such as ray-tissue volume in a selection program designed to increase the sap-sugar concentration of sugar maple seedlings. S3.

The Effect of Xylem Age on Volume Yield & Sugar Content of Sugar Maple Sap

The Effect of Xylem Age on Volume Yield & Sugar Content of Sugar Maple Sap
Author: Carter Bradley Gibbs
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Total Pages: 16
Release: 1969
Genre: Sap
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At the Burlington, Vermont, research unit of the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, a study was begun in 1966 in an effort to identify the portions of the xylem that produce the most sap and the sap with the highest sugar content. The study revealed that the greatest volume of sap comes from xylem that is about 35 years old, and that the sweetest sap comes from the young xylem just beneath the bark.