Estimating solid wood properties using Pilodyn and acoustic velocity on standing trees of Norway spruce

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 499-508

  Chen, Zhi Qiang ^a   Karlsson, Bo ^b   Lundqvist, Sven Olof ^c   García Gil, María Rosario ^a   Olsson, Lars ^c   Wu, Harry X ^a,d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^c INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microfibril angle; Modulus of elasticity; Nondestructive evaluation; Norway spruce; Wood density

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETIC ANALYSIS; STAND STRUCTURE; VELOCITY; WOOD;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84929175063     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-015-0458-9     Document Type: Article

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