Bordered pit aspiration in the wood of Cryptomeria japonica in relation to air permeability

IAWA Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-76

  Fujii, Tomoyuki ^a   Suzuki, Youki ^a   Kuroda, Naohiro ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

air permeability; Cryptomeria japonica; heartwood color; Pit aspiration; wet heartwood

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA;

EID: 0030898822     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90001462     Document Type: Article

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