Vessel and fibre property variation in Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus nitens: Some preliminary results

IAWA Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-130

  Hudson, Irene ^a,b   Wilson, Lawrie ^a   Van Beveren, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus globulus; Eucalyptus nitens; Fibre dimensions; Hardwoods; Longitudinal variation; Radial variation; Segmentation of vessel and fibre distributions within ring; Synchronicity of vessel and fibre distributions; Vessel distribution and coverage

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS;

EID: 0031861136     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90001514     Document Type: Article

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