Firewood properties of some Indian mountain tree and shrub species

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 257-260

  Bhatt, B P ^a   Tomar, J M S ^a  

^a ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

Author keywords

Calorific value; Firewood; FVI; North Eastern Himalayan Region

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; WOOD;

FUELWOOD;

BIOMASS;

FUELWOOD; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SHRUB; TREE;

INDIA;

BETULA; CRYPTOMERIA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; FRAXINUS; GMELINA ARBOREA; ITEA; JAPONICA; MACARANGA; MACARANGA DENTICULATA; MACHILUS; SCHIMA WALLICHII;

EID: 0036026230     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00057-0     Document Type: Article

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