Wood basic density of eucalyptus grandis from plantations in central rift valley, Kenya: Variation with age, height level and between sapwood and heartwood

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-286

  Githiomi, J K ^a   Kariuki, J G ^a  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Fuelwood; Plantation; Wood properties

Indexed keywords

BASIC DENSITY; BASIC WOOD DENSITY; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; FUELWOOD PLANTATION; GROWTH AND YIELD; RIFT VALLEY; TREE HEIGHT; WOOD BASIC DENSITY;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

AGE CLASS; DEAD WOOD; DENSITY; EVERGREEN FOREST; FUELWOOD; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RIFT ZONE; WOOD QUALITY; YIELD;

FORESTRY; FUELS; HARDWOODS; PLANTATIONS; WOOD; WOOD PROPERTIES;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 77955216545     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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