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COMPARISON BETWEEN KAURI PINE AND SWAMP KAURI ( AGATHIS AUSTRALIS )
Author(s) -
MARTLEY J. F.
Publication year - 1927
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1927.tb07019.x
Subject(s) - swamp , biology , botany , ecology
Summary. Swamp kauri was compared with normal kauri pine wood but no very decided differences between them were discoverable. No definite structural differences were noted in the microscopic examination. The shrinkage in swamp kauri was found to be less than in normal kauri when losing moisture under the same conditions. No differences in hygroscopicity were noted. The density of the wood substance of swamp kauri is the same or slightly less than that of normal kauri pine. No mechanical tests were made.