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100			_aGnanaharan R
245		0	_aMechanical properties of rubberwood from a 35-year-old plantation in Central Kerala, India
260			_bJournal of Tropical Forest Science _c1993
300			_a136-140
520			_aThe mechanical properties of air-dried rubberwood(Hevea brasiliensis) from a 35-y-old plantation in the central region of Kerala were determined. It was found that the mechanical properties tested, namely, moulds of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE) and maximum compressive stress (MCS) were higher for the 35-y-old material than for lower age material reported in the literature. These properties were comparable with those of other conventional timbers grown in Keral. The study showed that rubberwood possesses medium strength properties.
650			_aKerala
650			_aRubberwood
700			_aDhamodaran T K
942			_cBO
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