Wood

1.	Introduction
2.	Biology of Wood
2.1.	Anatomy
2.1.1.	Cell Types
2.1.2.	Softwoods
2.1.3.	Hardwoods
2.1.4.	Computer-assisted Wood Identification
2.1.5.	Reaction Wood
2.2.	Secondary Changes
2.3.	Cell Wall Formation and Architecture
3.	Chemistry of Wood
3.1.	Chemical Components of Wood
3.2.	Distribution of Components in the Cell Wall
3.3.	Macromolecular Structure of Cell Wall Components

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