Distributions of tracheid cross-sectional dimensions in different parts of Norway spruce stems

Silva Fennica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-99

  Havimo, Mikko ^a   Rikala, Juha ^a   Sirviö, Jari ^b   Sipi, Marketta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KCL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cell wall thickness; Earlywood; Latewood; Norway spruce; Radial width; Tangential width; Tracheid dimension

Indexed keywords

PULP; SAWMILLS; TIMBER;

RADIAL WIDTH; SAWMILL CHIPS; TANGENTIAL TRACHEID;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; CYTOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEM; WOOD;

FIBER CLASSIFICATION; JUVENILE WOOD; PICEA ABIES; PULP WOOD; SAW MILLS;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 41549137848     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.266     Document Type: Article

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