Flexural properties of lumber from a 50-year-old loblolly pine plantation

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 200-203

  Biblis, Evangelos J ^a   Carino, Honorio F ^a  

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Author keywords

Design requirements; Dimension lumber; Flexural properties; Grade recovery; Plantation stand; Southern pine; Visual grade compliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010153409     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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