High-resolution analysis of radial growth and wood density in Eucalyptus nitens, grown under different irrigation regimes

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 59, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 519-524

  Wimmer, Rupert ^a   Downes, Geoffrey M ^b   Evans, Robert ^b  

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

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cambium; Dendrometer; Irrigation; Wood density; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; IRRIGATION; WATER STRESS; WOOD QUALITY;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS;

EID: 0036661964     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2002036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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