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Mokuzai Gakkaishi (Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society)

Mokuzai Gakkaishi is another official journal of the Japan Wood Research Society. This journal publishes original articles, notes, review articles, and announcements from the Society in Japanese but with English abstracts, tables, and figure captions for original reports. Contents of the latest issue of Mokuzai Gakkaishi are as follows:

Volume 58 Number 3 2012

Review article

Y. Hosoo

Diurnal periodicity in the supply of cell wall components during wood cell wall formation

Category I

Y. Nakashima, T. Takeda

Evaluation of dimensional changes and twists after the moulding process of air-seasoned Japanese red pine timber

M. Koseki, N. Nakamura

Estimation of the strength distribution of elements for laminated veneer lumber by a nonlinear least-squares method

Category II

F. Ishiguri, S. Kuga, K. Iizuka, S. Yokota, N. Yoshizawa

Within-tree variation of wood properties in the kuromatsu (Pinus thunbergii) No. 26F₁ family

H. Ido, H. Nagao, H. Kato

Bending strength and compressive strength parallel to the grain of keyaki (Zelkova serrata) timber

Y. Fuchigami, K. Kojiro, Y. Furuta

Effect of the difference in the process of lumber locally produced for local consumption on carbon footprint of products: discussion of a case of lumber certified by Kyoto prefecture