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Spatial Models With Inter-Tree Competition From Airborne Laser Scanning Improve Estimates of Genetic Variance

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Phenotyping individual trees to quantify interactions among genotype, environment, and management practices is critical to the development of precision forestry and to maximize the opportunity of improved tree breeds.
David Pont, Heidi S. Dungey, Mari Suontama, Mari Suontama, Grahame T. Stovold   +4 more
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Mid-infrared spectroscopy for planted forest soil and foliage nutrition predictions, New Zealand case study

Trees, Forests and People, 2022
Soil nutrient supply is one of several environmental and biotic drivers of planted forest productivity and testing the soil and tree foliage can inform nutrient management decisions. For many forest companies and research organisations the collection and
Loretta G. Garrett, Jonathan Sanderman, David J. Palmer, Fiona Dean, Sunita Patel, James H. Bridson, Thomas Carlin   +6 more
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Chasing genetic correlation breakers to stimulate population resilience to climate change

Scientific Reports, 2022
Global climate change introduces new combinations of environmental conditions, which is expected to increase stress on plants. This could affect many traits in multiple ways that are as yet unknown but will likely require the modification of existing ...
Jaroslav Klápště, Emily J Telfer, Heidi S Dungey, Natalie J Graham   +3 more
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Tolerance of Hylurgus ligniperda (F.) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and Arhopalus ferus (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to ionising radiation: a comparison with existing generic radiation phytosanitary treatments

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 2017
Background Irradiation is accepted as a phytosanitary treatment for horticultural products by many countries. Irradiation is a potential alternative to chemical fumigation for wood products; however, data supporting its efficacy against potential ...
A. van Haandel, J. L. Kerr, J. Laban, X. Massart, T. J. Murray, B. C. O’Connor, S. M. Pawson, C. M. Romo, S. Walker   +8 more
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Hydrothermal conversion of toilet waste: effect of processing conditions on gas phase emissions

Heliyon, 2022
Globally, many populations suffer from a lack of access to basic sanitation facilities. This is partly caused by a combination of water resource shortages and the high cost of conventional centralised treatment systems.
Gerty J.H.P. Gielen, John P. Andrews, Christine M. Karbiwnyk, Mark J.C. Riddell, Sean W. Husheer, Daniel J. Gapes   +5 more
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Emerging technologies for the development of wood products towards extended carbon storage and CO2 capture

Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 2022
Forests have an important role in mitigating greenhouse gasses and global climate warming by storing carbon. Carbon is locked in trees through photosynthesis, which contributes around 50% of the dry mass of wood.
Tripti Singh, Ayyoob Arpanaei, Diego Elustondo, Yue Wang, Andrea Stocchero, Thales A.P. West, Qiliang Fu   +6 more
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Determining the sequence of extracting Pinus radiata bark to maximize the total yield of extractives–towards the development of a bark-based biorefinery

Bioresources and Bioprocessing
Pinus radiata is the dominant tree species in exotic plantation forestry of New Zealand producing timber for construction and pulp and paper. Additionally, the processing yields large amounts of bark as a byproduct that is either left at the harvest site
Sumanth Ranganathan, Sylke H. Campion, Reid A. Dale, Queenie L. Tanjay, Rachel H. Murray, Anna de Lena, Michael Robertson, Armin Thumm, Mark West   +8 more
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Influence of Rice Husk and Wood Biomass Properties on the Manufacture of Filaments for Fused Deposition Modeling

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019
Additive manufacturing or 3D printing has the potential to displace some of the current manufacturing techniques and is particularly attractive if local renewable waste resources can be used.
Marie-Joo Le Guen, Stefan Hill, Dawn Smith, Beatrix Theobald, Evamaria Gaugler, Abdellatif Barakat, Claire Mayer-Laigle   +6 more
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Understanding the PLA–Wood Adhesion Interface for the Development of PLA-Bonded Softwood Laminates

Fibers, 2022
With polylactic acid (PLA) usage projected to increase in wood-based composite materials, a study comparing composite processing parameters with resulting PLA−wood adhesion and panel performance is warranted.
Warren J. Grigsby, Marc Gaugler, Desiree Torayno   +2 more
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A Quantitative Approach for Assessing and Monitoring the Social Licence of Forestry to Operate: A New Zealand Case Study

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social Licence to Operate (SLO) is an increasingly strategic concern in forestry, yet its evaluation remains largely qualitative. This study presents the first quantitative framework for assessing SLO in New Zealand's forestry sector, adapted from the Boutilier and Thomson model, originally developed for the mining sector.
Grace B. Villamor, Peter W. Clinton, Tim Payn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source