A study of Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus globulus branch wood microstructure

IAWA Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-210

  Washusen, Russell ^a,b   Evans, Robert ^a,b   Southerton, Simon ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellulose crystallite width; Eucalypts; Microfibril angle; SilviScan 2; Tension wood; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 20444387260     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000112     Document Type: Article

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