Clonal variation of carbon content in wood of Larix kaempferi (Japanese larch)

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-251

  Fukatsu, Eitaro ^a   Fukuda, Yoko ^a   Takahashi, Makoto ^a   Nakada, Ryogo ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon content; Clonal variation; Genetic variation; Japanese larch; Larix

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FORESTRY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CARBON CONTENTS; CARBON SEQUESTRATIONS; CLONAL VARIATIONS; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATION (COVS); GENETIC GAINS; GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS; GENETIC VARIATIONS; NATURAL DISTRIBUTION; WOOD RESEARCH;

WOOD;

CARBON; CHELATION; CLONES; FOREST GENETICS; FORESTRY; LARIX LEPTOLEPIS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

LARIX; LARIX KAEMPFERI; PSEUDOLARIX KAEMPFERI;

EID: 45849105204     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-007-0939-z     Document Type: Article

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