Prediction of final sweep in pruned Pinus radiata logs from juvenile sweep measurements

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 146-164

  Turner, J A ^a   Tombleson, J D ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Distribution model; Juvenile sweep; Mature sweep; Pinus radiata; Pith sweep; Regression model; STANDPAK

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

JUVENILE SWEEP; PINUS RADIATA; PITH SWEEP; PRUNING;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; MODELING;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0033430394     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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