Effects of physical and chemical soil properties on physical wood characteristics of tectona grandis plantations in Costa Rica

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 248-257

  Moya, R ^a   Perez, D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b Ambiente Tierra SA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Bark; Heartwood; Pith; Shrinkage; Specific gravity; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CLAY MINERALS; CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; FORESTRY; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; SHRINKAGE; SOIL SURVEYS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WOOD;

APPARENT DENSITIES; BARK; CHEMICAL SOIL PROPERTIES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; COSTA RICA; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; HEARTWOOD; LARGE RANGES; PITH; RADIAL SHRINKAGES; SAND CONTENTS; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL FERTILITIES; SPECIFIC GRAVITIES; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; TANGENTIAL SHRINKAGES; TECTONA GRANDIS; TEXTURE ANALYSES; VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGES; WATER RETENTIONS;

SOILS;

BARK; CLAY; EVERGREEN TREE; PLANTATION; SHRINKAGE; SILT; SOIL FERTILITY; TEXTURE; WOOD QUALITY;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CLAY; CORRELATION; DENSITY; FORESTRY; METALLURGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTATIONS; SHRINKAGE; SOIL; WATER RETENTION; WOOD;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 55849091389     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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