Wood properties of teak (Tectona grandis) from a mature unmanaged stand in East Timor

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-178

  Miranda, Isabel ^a   Sousa, Vicelina ^a   Pereira, Helena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; East Timor; Tectona grandis; Unmanaged stands; Wood properties

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); SHRINKAGE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMPRESSION PARALLEL TO THE GRAINS; EAST TIMOR; MAXIMUM CRUSHING STRENGTH; TANGENTIAL SHRINKAGE; TECTONA GRANDIS; UNCONTROLLED DISTURBANCES; WOOD PROPERTIES;

FORESTRY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACTIVES; FORESTRY; PLANTS; TECTONA; WOOD DENSITY; WOOD PRODUCTS; WOOD PROPERTIES;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 79959280298     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-010-1164-8     Document Type: Article

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