Wood quality and quantitative genetics of Pinus radiata D. Don: Fibre traits and wood density

Appita Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 348-350

  Nyakuengama, John G ^b   Evans, Robert ^b   Matheson, C ^b   Spencer, D ^b   Vinden, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NATURAL FIBERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP;

PINUS RADIATA; PROGENY;

WOOD;

EID: 0032685345     PISSN: 10386807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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