Variation in wood density and tracheid length in pinus patula grown in zimbabwe

Southern African Forestry Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-50

  Muneri, A ^a   Balodis, V ^b  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Temperate Hardwood Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kajaani fibre analyser; Pinus patula; Tracheid length; Within tree variation; Wood density; X ray densitometer

Indexed keywords

PINUS PATULA;

EID: 0031752249     PISSN: 10295925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10295925.1998.9631188     Document Type: Article

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