Maturation property of fast-growing hardwood plantation species: A view of fiber length

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-22

  Kojima, Miho ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshida, Masato ^a   Ojio, Yasuhisa ^a   Okumura, Kayo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fast growing species; Juvenile wood; Mature wood; Plantation; Xylem maturation

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS;

FAST-GROWING SPECIES; JUVENILE WOOD; MATURE WOOD; PLANTATION; XYLEM MATURATION;

WOOD;

CROP ROTATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; MATURATION; PLANTATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; JUVENILE WOOD; PLANTATIONS; WOOD; XYLEM;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; FALCATARIA; FALCATARIA MOLUCCANA; PARASERIANTHES;

EID: 56449126146     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.08.012     Document Type: Article

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