Is long primary growth associated with stem sinuosity in Douglas-fir?

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2351-2356

  Gartner, Barbara L ^a   Johnson, G R ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; WOOD;

COMPRESSION WOOD FORMATION; STEM SINUOSITY;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; STEM;

FORESTRY; GROWTH; PSEUDOTSUGA; SAPLINGS; WOOD;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 33845618074     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-110     Document Type: Article

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