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Growth stresses were first investigated and described by Jacobs (1938). Kubler (1987) examined the growth stress phenomenon and established the simple theory discussed here.

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Mattheck, C., Kubler, H. (1997). Growth Stresses. In: Wood - The Internal Optimization of Trees. Springer Series in Wood Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61219-0_8

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