The effects of initial spacing on wood density, fibre and pulp properties in jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.)

Holzforschung

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 455-463

  Kang, Kyu Young ^a   Zhang, Shu Y ^b   Mansfield, Shawn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibre properties; Initial spacing; Jack pine; Kappa; Kraft pulp; Pulp properties; Pulp yield; Tree growth; Tree volume; Wood chemistry; Wood density

Indexed keywords

FIBER PROPERTIES; INITIAL SPACING; KAPPA; TREE GROWTH; TREE VOLUME; WOOD CHEMISTRY;

DECISION MAKING; FIBERS; KRAFT PULP; LUMBER; MANAGEMENT; PULP; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

DECISION MAKING; FIBERS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PULPS; SOIL; WOOD PRODUCTS;

LAMB; PARAGNETINA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 4444321580     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2004.069     Document Type: Article

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