Effects of pruning on the quality of sawn lumber from Taiwania plantations

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 399-409

  Chiu, Chih Ming ^a   Lo Cho, Chen Nan ^a   Lin, Cheng Jung ^a  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Grade; Pruning; Sawn lumber; Taiwania plantations; Tap tone

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; EXPONENTIAL CURVES; PRUNING; SAWN LUMBER; STATIC BENDING; TAIWANIA CRYPTOMERIOIDES; TAIWANIA PLANTATIONS; TREE HEIGHT;

FORESTRY; GRADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

LUMBER;

EID: 1342265345     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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