Journal of
Horticulture and Forestry

  • Abbreviation: J. Hortic. For.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9782
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 315

Full Length Research Paper

Timber species from Afram arm of the Volta Lake in Ghana: Planing and sanding properties

Francis Wilson Owusu
  • Francis Wilson Owusu
  • CSIR, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), Kumasi-Ashanti, Ghana.
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Felix Boakye
  • Felix Boakye
  • CSIR, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), Kumasi-Ashanti, Ghana.
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Godwin Zorve
  • Godwin Zorve
  • CSIR, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), Kumasi-Ashanti, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 12 December 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 February 2015
  •  Published: 01 April 2015

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