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International Journal of Forestry Research
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 523025, 8 pages
Quality of Wood and Charcoal from Eucalyptus Clones for Ironmaster Use
Department of Forest Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Received 7 June 2012; Revised 10 September 2012; Accepted 21 September 2012
Academic Editor: Eric D. Vance
Copyright © 2012 Bárbara Luísa Corradi Pereira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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