Influence of rainfall, irrigation and age on the growth periodicity and wood structure in teak (Tectona grandis)

IAWA Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-192

  Priya, P B ^a   Bhat, K M ^a  

^a KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cambial reactivation; Dormancy; Juvenile wood; Rainfall; Ring porosity; Teak; Tectona grandis; Vascular cambium

Indexed keywords

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 0033027987     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000678     Document Type: Article

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