Variation in the anatomy and specific gravity of wood within and between trees of red alder (alnus rubra Bong.)

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-20

  Gartner, Barbara L ^a   Lei, Hua ^a   Milota, Michael R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber; Radial variation; Ray; Specific gravity; Vessel; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002812858     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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