Variation of lignans in Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) knotwood: Within-stem variation and the effect of fertilisation at two experimental sites in Finland

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 317-328

  Piispanen, Riikka ^a   Willför, Stefan ^b   Saranpää, Pekka ^a   Holmbom, Bjarne ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Branch properties; Geographic variation; Hydroxymatairesinol; Lignan; Phenolic extractives; Softwood chemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; FORESTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOFTWOODS;

BRANCH PROPERTIES; HYDROXYMATAIRESINOL; PHENOLIC EXTRACTIVES; SOFTWOOD CHEMISTRY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS; LIGNANS; MATAIRESINOL; POLYPHENOLICS;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 43149109492     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-007-0186-3     Document Type: Article

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