Effects of clonal selection by microfibril angle on the genetic improvement of stiffness in Cryptomeria japonica D. Don

Holzforschung

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 553-560

  Nakada, Ryogo ^a   Fujisawa, Yoshitake ^a,c   Hirakawa, Yasuhiko ^b  

^a Forest Tree Breeding Centre   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Forest Tree Breeding Centre   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptomeria japonica; Early selection; Genetic improvement; Log stiffness; Microfibril angle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LOGGING (FORESTRY); LUMBER; RELIABILITY; STIFFNESS;

LATEWOOD TRACHEIDS; LOG STIFFNESS; MICROFIBRIL ANGLE; TREES;

WOOD;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; LOGGING; LUMBER; RELIABILITY; STIFFNESS; WOOD;

CRYPTOMERIA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA;

EID: 0141518366     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2003.082     Document Type: Article

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