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Characterization of mechanical strength properties of coconut wood infested with the Cape St Paul Wilt disease

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  1. Engineering and Mechanical Processing Division, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, University, P.O. Box 63, Kumasi, Ghana

    R. Okai

  2. Department of Wood Science and Technology, Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

    K. Frimpong-Mensah, J. Osei Kwarteng & S. Arthur

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Okai, R., Frimpong-Mensah, K., Kwarteng, J.O. et al. Characterization of mechanical strength properties of coconut wood infested with the Cape St Paul Wilt disease. Holz Roh Werkst 62, 390–392 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-004-0470-5

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