Mechanical properties of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) Wood. Size-and age-dependent variations in sap- and heartwood

Annals of Botany

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-272

  Niklas, Karl J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; elastic properties; tree height; Wood

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOACACIA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 0030953963     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0340     Document Type: Article

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