Wood density and anatomical properties in suppressed-growth trees: Comparison of two methods

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 462-471

  Vahey, David W ^a   Zhu, J Y ^a   Scott, C Tim ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Density; Diameter; Image analysis; Pulp; Resolution; SilviScan; Small diameter; Suppressed growth; Thinnings; Tracheid; Wall thickness

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); IMAGE ANALYSIS; SCANNING; TIMBER;

RING PROFILER; SILVISCAN; SUPPRESSED GROWTH; TRACHEID;

FORESTRY;

ANISOTROPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMBER; SCANNING; THINNINGS; TREES; WOOD DENSITY;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 34547778549     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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