Characterization of Eucalypt Elite Trees for Pulp Production in Northern Brazil

Abstract

Amapa Florestal e Celulose S. A. (AMCEL) , with the total area of ３ ０ ０， ０ ０ ０ha in Amapa state located in northern Brazil, operates eucalyptus plantation and wood chip production. AMCEL has outstanding features of flat and large bundled land, the distance to the chip mill and the port, abundant precipitation and warm climate. However, AMCEL could not make the most of these features because the growth of trees of plantation was not very good. After the purchase of AMCEL in December２ ０ ０ ６, AMCEL has started the original selection and breeding program. As a result of continuous practice of the program, the growth of the trees was greatly improved.The author stationed in AMCEL from２ ０ ０ ９to２ ０ １ ２as a supervisor of Research Department and had been working on the improvement of tree growth and property through tree breeding program. In this report the business summary of AMCEL will be presented. Then the relationship between tree growth and the tree property of clonal forest, such as KP yield and wood basic density measured by rapid analyses method, will be discussed.