Fibre properties of Norway spruce of different growth rates grown under birch shelterwoods of two densities

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 487-494

  Bergqvist, Göran ^a   Bergsten, Urban ^a   Ahlqvist, Bo ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b MoDo R and D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KRAFT PULP; NATURAL FIBERS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; WOOD;

MICRODENSITOMETRY; PICEA; SHELTERWOODS; TEAR INDEX; TENSILE INDEX;

FORESTRY;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0034070728     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-235     Document Type: Article

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