Rapid assessment of wood density of live trees using the Resistograph for selection in tree improvement programs

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2426-2435

  Isik, Fikret ^a   Li, Bailian ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS; WOOD;

GENETIC CONTROL; RESISTOGRAPHS;

FORESTRY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DENSITY; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SILVICULTURE; WOOD QUALITY;

CORRELATION; DENSITY MEASUREMENT; FORESTRY; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; WOOD;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 1642404380     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-176     Document Type: Article

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