Developmental rates and morphological properties of fibres in two eucalypt clones at sites differing in water availability

Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 71-79

  Drew, D M ^a,b   Pammenter, N W ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cambium; Eucalyptus; Fibre morphological properties; Xylem development

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 36448937099     PISSN: 10295925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SHFJ.2007.69.2.1.287     Document Type: Article

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