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Wet cross-sections up to several centimetres thick of young trees show marked translucency. Various research applications are suggested by the observation of this phenomenon.
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Anonymous 1962. Piped light. Coresearch No. 161 CSIRO Australia (Description of work of G. Ogilvie and R. Esdaile).
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Higgins, H.G., Watson, A.J. Translucent wood. Wood Science and Technology 8, 227–228 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00352025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00352025