The Effect of Growth Rate on the Strength Properties of Sawn Beams of Silver Birch (Betula pendula Roth)

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-26

  Dunham, R A ^a,b   Cameron, A D ^a   Petty, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Growth rate; Modulus of rupture; Timber strength

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; HARDNESS; PLANT GROWTH; WOOD;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 0032910924     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589908540805     Document Type: Article

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