Compressive strength of young Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides) trees grown with different thinning and pruning treatments

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-341

  Lin, Cheng Jung ^a   Wang, Song Yung ^b   Yang, Te Hsin ^b   Tsai, Ming Jer ^b  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Pruning; Taiwania; Thinning

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; TIMBER;

PRUNING METHODS; SILVICULTURAL PRACTICE; THINNING TREATMENTS;

SOFTWOODS;

COMPRESSION STRENGTH; FORESTS; PRUNING; TAIWANIA; THINNING;

TAIWANIA; TAIWANIA CRYPTOMERIOIDES;

EID: 33746676823     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-005-0771-2     Document Type: Article

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