Methods for measuring stiffness of young trees

Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-174

  Lindstrom H ^a   Harris, P ^b   Nakada, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^c Forest Tree Breeding Centre   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; STIFFNESS; WOOD;

PINUS RADIATA CLONES; YOUNG TREES;

LUMBER;

ELASTIC STRENGTH; PINUS RADIATA; STIFFNESS; TREES; WOOD;

EID: 0036624401     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-002-0292-2     Document Type: Article

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