The potential of SilviScan's X-ray diffractometry method for the rapid assessment of spiral grain in softwood, evaluated by goniometric measurements

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-102

  Buksnowitz, Christoph ^a   Müller, Ulrich ^b   Evans, Robert ^c   Teischinger, Alfred ^a   Grabner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b KOMPETENZZENTRUM HOLZ GMBH   (Austria)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONIOMETERS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

GONIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; GRAIN MEASUREMENTS; GRAIN ORIENTATION;

SOFTWOODS;

GONIOMETERS; SOFTWOODS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 39049105140     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-007-0153-6     Document Type: Article

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