Microfibril angle and density patterns of fertilized and irrigated Norway spruce

Silva Fennica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-117

  Lundgren, Christina ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Juvenile wood; MoE; Ring width; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION; WOOD; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MICROFIBRILS; NUTRIENT OPTIMIZATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DENSITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 1842484052     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.439     Document Type: Article

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