Effects of genetics on the wood properties of Sitka spruce growing in the UK: Bending strength and stiffness of structural timber

Forestry

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-501

  Moore, John R ^a   Mochan, Shaun J ^b   Brüchert, Franka ^c   Hapca, Adrian I ^a   Ridley Ellis, Daniel J ^a   Gardiner, Barry A ^b   Lee, Stephen J ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Baden Württemberg Forest Research Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULUS; EVERGREEN FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; POLLINATION; STIFFNESS; TIMBER; WOOD QUALITY;

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 73249150501     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpp018     Document Type: Article

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