A model of knot shape volume in loblolly pine trees

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 634-646

  Trincado, Guillermo ^a   Burkhart, Harold E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knot shape; Knot volume; Pinus taeda; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BRANCH DIAMETERS; CYLINDRICAL SHAPES; GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITIES; INITIAL SPACINGS; KNOT SHAPE; KNOT VOLUME; LIVE CROWNS; LOBLOLLY PINE TREES; MODELING TECHNIQUES; PARAMETER EQUATIONS; PINUS TAEDA; PREDICTOR VARIABLES;

FORESTRY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BRANCHES; GRAPHIC METHODS; GROWTH; KNOTS; MODELS; PINUS TAEDA; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 64849113970     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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