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Select the correct pair amongst the following.

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • Spring wood - light colour, high density
  • Spring wood - dark colour, low density
  • Autumn wood - light colour, high density
  • Autumn wood - dark colour, high density
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The Correct Option is D

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The yearly growth of secondary xylem is distinct in the area which experiences two seasons, one favourable (spring or rainy season) and the other unfavourable (autumn, winter and dry summer). The wood formed in a single year consists of two types of wood, spring wood and autumn wood. The spring or early wood is much wider than the autumn or late wood. It is lighter in colour and of lower density. Spring wood consists of larger and wider xylem elements. The autumn or late wood is dark coloured and of higher density. It contains compactly arranged smaller and narrower elements which have comparatively thicker walls. In autumn wood, tracheids and fibres are more abundant than those found in the spring wood.
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