The Eucalyptu grandis stands apart for its productivity and quality wood. The ideal forest management where a greater wood ratio and better quality are obtained is one of the questions to be considered in the research of the E. grandis. The present work had as its general objective the study of the variation of the specific gravity and the resistance to the compression as a function of the thinning intensity, fertilization and diameter classes in the radial position in trees of a 21-year old population of E. grandis, managed under the system of selective thinning, with the application of fertilizaers. The factors used in this study were: three intensities of selective thinning (37, 50 and 75%), presence or absence of fertilizers, three diameter classes and five radial positions. The influences of the factors and of their combinations were evaluated regarding specific gravity and compression strength. The specific gravity and compression strength of the wood were influenced by factors such as fertilizer and diameter class in almost all radial positions, increasing significantly from the pith to bark. A good positive relationship was found to exist among the specific mass, compression strength and radial position.
Eucalyptus; Management and Wood properties
