Precision of estimating Luanta fir specific gravity by a few outer growth rings

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 251-257

  Yang, Jenq C ^a   Lee, Chen H ^b   Chiu, Chih M ^a  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cunninghamia konishii; Partial increment core sample; Pith to bark variation; Statistical efficiency; Wood density

Indexed keywords

CUNNINGHAMIA KONISHII; INCREMENT CORE; PITH - TO - BARK VARIATION; STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY; WOOD DENSITY;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GENES;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0041502796     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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