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Proportion of knotty wood in stems of 28-year old lodgepole and Scots pine in experimental plantation in Zvirgzde, Latvia Cover

Proportion of knotty wood in stems of 28-year old lodgepole and Scots pine in experimental plantation in Zvirgzde, Latvia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ffp-2017-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 180 - 188
Submitted on: May 29, 2017
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Accepted on: Jul 27, 2017
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Published on: Oct 7, 2017
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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