Pits as natural irregularities in softwood fibers

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-39

  Sirviö, Jari ^a   Kärenlampi, Petri ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b International Paper   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber strength; Picea abies; Pinus silvestris; Pit density; Pit orientation; Pit shape; Pit size

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002068299     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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