Comparison for physico-mechanical properties of farm-grown eucalyptus camaldulensis dehn. with conventional timbers

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2067-2070

  Awan, A R ^a   Chughtai, M I ^a   Ashraf, M Y ^a   Mahmood, K ^a   Rizwan, M ^a   Akhtar, M ^a   Siddiqui, M T ^b   Khan, R A ^b  

^a NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA; CEDRUS; CEDRUS DEODARA; DALBERGIA; DALBERGIA SISSOO; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 84878457397     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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