Growth and wood quality of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) planted in Akita prefecture (II). Juvenile/mature wood determination of aged trees

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-101

  Zhu, Jianjun ^a   Tadooka, Naoki ^b   Takata, Katsuhiko ^a   Koizumi, Akio ^b  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Akita sugi; Juvenile mature wood; Mechanical property; Microfibril angle; Tracheid length

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTIC MODULI; FORESTRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

AKITA PREFECTURE; TRACHEID LENGTH; TREE STEMS;

WOOD;

CORRELATION; DENSITY; MATURE WOOD; TREES; WOOD PROPERTIES;

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA;

EID: 18444361843     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-004-0623-5     Document Type: Article

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