Non-destructive assessment of green density and moisture condition in plantation-grown radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don.) by increment core measurements

Holzforschung

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 521-528

  Chan, Julian Moreno ^a   Raymond, Carolyn A ^b   Walker, John C ^c  

^a PG Bison Holdings Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Green wood density; Heartwood; Increment cores; Moisture saturation; Pinus radiata; Sapwood

Indexed keywords

BREAST HEIGHT; GREEN DENSITIES; GREEN WOOD DENSITY; INCREMENT CORE; MATURE TREES; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE SATURATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE ASSESSMENT; PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA PINE; SATURATION PERCENTAGES; YOUNG TREES;

DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; MOISTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

WOOD PRODUCTS;

DISKS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; MOISTURE; PINUS RADIATA; PLANTS; SATURATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 77953204806     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2010.067     Document Type: Article

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