African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Physical and mechanical properties of Holarrhena floribunda and Nesogordonia papaverifera branch wood in Ghana

Kwaku Antwi
  • Kwaku Antwi
  • Department of Construction and Wood Technology Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Tobias Cremer
  • Tobias Cremer
  • Department of Forest Utilization, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Schicklerstr, Eberswalde, Germany.
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Kwasi Frimpong-Mensah
  • Kwasi Frimpong-Mensah
  • Department of Construction and Wood Technology Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 07 February 2022
  •  Accepted: 15 March 2022
  •  Published: 31 March 2022

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