Wood stiffness and bending strength in relation to density in four native provenances of Pinus radiata

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 130-146

  Burdon, R D ^a   Britton, R A J ^a   Walford, G B ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bending strength; Density; Modulus of elasticity; Modulus of rupture; Pinus radiata; Provenance; Stiffness; Variation; Wood properties

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTIC MODULI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; WOOD;

SPECIMENS;

FORESTRY;

TIMBER INDUSTRY;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0034827765     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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