1Biodiversity and Climate Change Division, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun-248006
Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun-248006
Online published on 18 February, 2017.
Melia composita, a promising agro-forestry species is considered to be a money spinning tree of short rotation. The species has recently been identified as one of the best raw material for the manufacture of plywood as both face and core veneer. The study was carried out on preparation of plywood with different combinations of Populus deltoides (P) and Melia composita (M). Effect of two pressure levels viz. 14. 0 kg/cmand 17.5 kg/cm and four combinations (PMP, MPM, PMPMP and MPMPM) on the laboratory manufactured plywood were studied. The dry and wet glue shear strength at all combinations passed Indian standard IS: 303 except the wet glue shear strength for MPMPM combination. In general no pressure effect could be observed for the glue shear strength of the combinations.
Combination Plywood, Glue shear strength, Poplar, Melia
