Effect of thinning on the wood structure in annual growth rings of Japanese larch (Larix leptolepis) by

IAWA Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-290

  Koga, Shinya ^a   Oda, Kazuyuki ^a   Tsutsumi, Juichi ^a   Fujimoto, Takaaki ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Forest Products Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Japanese larch (Larix leptolepis); Thinning; Tracheid dimension; Wood property

Indexed keywords

LARIX; LARIX LEPTOLEPIS;

EID: 0030962807     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90001492     Document Type: Article

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