Durability of a changing western redcedar resource

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-75

  Freitag, Camille M ^a   Morrell, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial compounds; Decay resistance; Effect of tree age; Sapwood heartwood interface; Western redcedar

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040152787     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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