Genetic variation in direct and indirect measures of wood stiffness in coastal Douglas-fir

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2476-2486

  Cherry, Marilyn L ^a   Vikram, Vikas ^a   Briggs, David ^b   Cress, Daniel W ^c   Howe, Glenn T ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Olympic Resource Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING TESTS;

DOUGLAS FIRS; WOOD DENSITY; WOOD STIFFNESS;

WOOD;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; CORRELATION; ELASTICITY; EVERGREEN TREE; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; LOGGING (TIMBER); MOISTURE CONTENT; NATURAL SELECTION; STIFFNESS; TIMBER; WOOD QUALITY;

BENDING; CORRELATION; DENSITY; DRYING; OVENS; TESTING; WOOD;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 51649095681     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-087     Document Type: Article

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