Impregnation of radiata pine wood by vacuum treatment: Identification of flow paths using fluorescent dye and confocal microscopy

IAWA Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-33

  Matsumura, Junji ^a   Booker, Rudolf E ^b   Donaldson, Lloyd A ^b   Ridoutt, Brad G ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bordered pit; Confocal microscopy; Flow path; Fluorescein dye; Heartwood; Impregnation; Pre steaming; Radiata pine; Ray parenchyma; Resin canal; Sapwood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031899925     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000649     Document Type: Article

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