@article{Komán_2022, title={Quality characteristics of the selected variant of Paulownia tomentosa (Robust4) wood cultivated in Hungary}, volume={25}, url={https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/5650}, DOI={10.4067/s0718-221x2023000100401}, abstractNote={<p>Besides the continuously increasing demand for wood, the significant increase in its price also contributes to the increasingly broader use of fast-growing wood species and cultivars. Newer variants are continue to be cross-bred as a result. In case of a new variant within a species, it is questionable how it would adapt to a particular climatic environment and the quality of wood it would yield. The characteristics of the <em>Paulownia tomentosa</em> (Robust4) wood obtained from Hungarian plantations of are generally identical to those of the <em>Paulownia tomentosa</em>. The value of the air dry density - as typically for paulownia species- are very low i.e. 273 kg/m<sup>3</sup>. Its strength values (compressive strength: 9,6 MPa; tensile strength: 39,3 MPa; bending strength: 41,7 MPa; modulus of elasticity: 4116 MPa; impact bending strength: 1,4 J/cm<sup>2</sup>) also reach, and in some cases, exceed those of the <em>Paulownia tomentosa</em> (Thunb.) Steud. and the <em>Paulownia Clone in vitro 112</em> variant. Based on these, we can expect the same wood quality from the Robust4 version as from the other paulownia variants.</p>}, journal={Maderas-Cienc Tecnol}, author={Komán, Szabolcs}, year={2022}, month={Sep.}, pages={1–6} }