Lignification of spruce tracheid secondary cell walls related to longitudinal hardness and modulus of elasticity using nano-indentation

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1029-1033

  Gindl, W ^a   Gupta, H S ^a   Grunwald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hardness; Lignin; Modulus of elasticity; Secondary cell wall; Wood formation

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; LIGNIN; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CELL WALLS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LIGNIN;

PICEA;

EID: 0036429856     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b02-091     Document Type: Article

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