Periodicity of Xylem Growth of Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) Grown in Malaysia

Holzforschung

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 567-572

  Jalil, Nor Rahmat Abdul ^a,c   Itoh, Takao ^b   Sahri, Mohd Hamami ^a   Jusoh, Mohd Zin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sindora Berhad ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Annual ring; Dendrometer; Hevea brasiliensis; Knife cutting; Pinning; Xylem growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001683369     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hfsg.1998.52.6.567     Document Type: Article

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