Strength Properties of Taiwan Incense-cedar Plantation Wood

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 463-469

  Chou, Chun ^a   Lee, Ming Chung ^a   Hwang, Chin Yin ^a  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distance from pith; Pruning; Strength; Taiwan incense cedar; Tree height

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BIODIVERSITY; PLANT CELL CULTURE; SHEAR STRENGTH;

SAPWOOD;

WOOD;

CEDAR; PITH; PLANTATIONS; PRUNING; TREE DIMENSIONS;

CALOCEDRUS DECURRENS;

EID: 0242663425     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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