The occurrence of resin pockets in sawlog populations of Picea abies [L.] Karst. from five geographic regions in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-155

  Temnerud, E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Picea abies; Resin pockets; Stereology; Timber measurement; Wood defects

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT; RESIN; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE; WIND; WOOD;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DROUGHT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

PICEA ABIES; RESIN POCKETS; TIMBERS;

FORESTRY;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0033048406     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589950152872     Document Type: Article

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