Wood specific gravity-mechanical property relationship at species level

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 181-191

  Zhang, S Y ^a  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

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EID: 0005850842     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00705884     Document Type: Article

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