Studies on chemical composition of spruce wood in relation to its geographical origin by selected non-destructive methods

Norway spruce is an important wood species growing in large areas of forests all around Europe. Several wood characteristics, such as density, width of annual rings, chemical composition, and in consequence mechanical strength, esthetical properties or durability, among others, are related to environmental and genetic factors. The research presented here is an attempt to exploit the potential of non-destructive methods (FT-NIR, FT-IR-ATR, XRF) toward wood assessment in relation to varying tree provenances.