Application of the fractometer for crushing strength: Juvenile-mature wood demarcation in Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioids)

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-14

  Chiu, Chih Ming ^a   Wang, Song Yung ^b   Lin, Cheng Jung ^a   Yang, Te Hsin ^b   Jane, Ming Chun ^b  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crushing strength; Fractometer; Juvenile mature wood demarcation; Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides Hay)

Indexed keywords

LUMBER; WOOD;

FRACTOMETERS; JUVENILE-MATURE WOOD DEMARCATION;

CRUSHING;

COMPRESSION STRENGTH; JUVENILE WOOD; LUMBER; TAIWANIA;

TAIWANIA; TAIWANIA CRYPTOMERIOIDES;

EID: 33644633184     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-005-0723-x     Document Type: Article

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