Non-destructive estimation of sapwood and heartwood width in scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

Silva Fennica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-273

  Bieker, Dirk ^a   Rust, Steffen ^a  

^a University of Applied Sciences and Arts   (Germany)

Author keywords

Non destructive testing; Pine; Sapwood; Tomography

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

ELECTRIC RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; HIGH RESISTIVITY; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PINE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SAPWOOD; SAXONY , GERMANY;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

CONIFEROUS TREE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; SAP FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY;

CONDUCTIVITY; FORESTRY; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS; PINUS; SAP WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

GERMANY; SAXONY;

EID: 77954556262     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.153     Document Type: Article

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