Wood and pulp properties of four New South Wales provenances of Eucalyptus nitens grown on a warm and a cold site in South Africa

Appita Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-236

  Clarke, Charlie R E ^a  

^a Sappi Forests Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alkali consumption; Burst strength; Cellulose; Density; Eucalyptus nitens; Extractives; Fibre length; Lignin; Pentosans; Polysaccharides; Pulp brightness; Pulp yield; Tear strength; Wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001386442     PISSN: 10386807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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