Is ray volume a possible factor influencing ring shake occurrence in chestnut wood?

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 519-522

  Fonti, Patrick ^a   Frey, Beat ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Castanea sativa; Radial strength; Ring shake; Wood rays

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; TISSUE; VOLUME FRACTION;

CASTENEA SATIVA; RADIAL STRENGTH; RING SHAKES; WOOD RAYS;

WOOD;

PLANT TISSUES; TREES;

CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 27144543596     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-002-0193-3     Document Type: Article

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