Effects of thinning and pruning on knots and lumber recovery of Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides) planted in the Lu-Kuei area

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 444-449

  Wang, Song Yung ^a   Lin, Cheng Jung ^b   Chiu, Chih Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Knots; Lumber recovery; Pruning; Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides Hay.); Thinning

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; VEGETATION; WOOD;

PRUNING TREATMENT;

LUMBER;

LUMBER; PLANTATIONS; PLANTS; TREES; WOOD;

TAIWANIA; TAIWANIA CRYPTOMERIOIDES;

EID: 1342290856     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-002-0495-5     Document Type: Article

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