Variation in fibre properties of cultivated Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) in relation to radial and axial locations in the trunk

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 985-992

  Luostarinen, Katri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coarseness; Fibre length; Fibre width; Juvenile wood; Mature wood

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; MATURATION; PLANTATION; PROVENANCE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; STABILIZATION; WOOD;

LARIX; LARIX SIBIRICA;

EID: 80855132430     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-011-0106-y     Document Type: Article

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