02096nab a2200313 i 4500 BR-BrBNA 20260402104530.0 260402b2019 bl.qr|pooa||| 00| 0 eng | BR-BrBNA eng K50 Egas, Andrade Fernando Klitzke, Ricardo Jorge Luis, Reinaldo Calçada Guina Uetimane Junior, Ernesto Batista, Djeison Cesar Rocha, Márcio Pereira da The Effect of Weather on Air-Drying of Messassa Wood Publicação on-line; 28 ref.; 4 tables; 3 illus.; Summary (En) Abstract This study intended to assess the effect of weather on the air-drying process of messassa wood (Brachystegia spiciformis Benth) in two areas of Mozambique (Machipanda and Beira city). First, the logs were sawn into 27 mm thick boards. Every five days the moisture content of the wood was determined by the control samples. For each region, the drying rate and wood quality post sawing and drying were estimated. The drying time differed between the regions under investigation, with Machipanda revealing the higher value. Messassa wood, which revealed a low drying rate (0.33% U/day), was categorized as slow drying wood. Both regions showed average final moisture content of 15.3% in the boards, with only slight variations in moisture inside the stacks. After outdoor drying, only a few defects were noted and as it was free from tensions, hence it was classified as good quality wood. Keywords: Mozambique, drying rate, wood quality, Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. SECAGEM MADEIRA CLIMA QUALIDADE MOÇAMBIQUE 2929 347952 Rio de Janeiro-RJ Instituto de Florestas - UFRRJ 1994 2025-0451 Floresta e Ambiente (Brazil) 1415-0980 / ISSN 2179-8087 0nline v. 26(3) p. 1-9; (2019) BR2026000256 https://www.scielo.br/j/floram/a/knHXBMxdxf7KzLmdNRgHdXf/?format=pdf&lang=en ANA 341211 341211