An unusual formation of tension wood in a natural forest Acacia sp.

Holzforschung

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-245

  Hillis, William E ^a   Evans, Robert ^a   Washusen, Russell ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia species; Cellulose crystallite width; Microdensity; Microfibril angle; Spiral grain; Tension wood

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; ENZYMES; FIBERS; FORESTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

ACACIA SPECIES; CELLULOSE CRYSTALLITE WIDTH; MICRODENSITY; MICROFIBRIL ANGLE; SPIRAL ORIGIN;

WOOD;

ENZYMES; EUCALYPTUS; FIBERS; FORESTRY; SPIRALS; TENSION WOOD; WOOD; WOOD GRAIN;

ACACIA; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 2942628175     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2004.037     Document Type: Article

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