Sinuous stem growth in a Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) plantation: Growth patterns and wood-quality effects

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 761-768

  Spicer, R ^a   Gartner, B L ^b   Darbyshire, R L ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FORM; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SINUOSITY; STEM; WOOD QUALITY;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 0033890179     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x00-024     Document Type: Article

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