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Computer vision-based wood identification and its expansion and contribution potentials in wood science: A review

Plant Methods, 2021
The remarkable developments in computer vision and machine learning have changed the methodologies of many scientific disciplines. They have also created a new research field in wood science called computer vision-based wood identification, which is ...
Sung-Wook Hwang, Junji Sugiyama
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Field-Deployable Computer Vision Wood Identification of Peruvian Timbers

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Illegal logging is a major threat to forests in Peru, in the Amazon more broadly, and in the tropics globally. In Peru alone, more than two thirds of logging concessions showed unauthorized tree harvesting in natural protected areas and indigenous ...
Prabu Ravindran, Prabu Ravindran, Frank C. Owens, Adam C. Wade, Patricia Vega, Rolando Montenegro, Rubin Shmulsky, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft   +11 more
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Investigation into the deterioration of Castanopsis hystrix buried wood by anatomical, chemical and thermal analysis

Materials Research Express, 2022
Comparative studies of the anatomy and composition had been investigated to learn about the degradation characteristics of Castanopsis hystrix wood. Its chemical degradation was analyzed with wet chemical analysis, Fourier-transform infrared analysis, x ...
Gao Zhenzhong, Chen Mengjie, Cao Shuqi, Sun Jin   +3 more
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Rapid Identification for the Pterocarpus Bracelet by Three-Step Infrared Spectrum Method

Molecules, 2022
In order to explore a rapid identification method for the anti-counterfeit of commercial high value collections, a three-step infrared spectrum method was used for the pterocarpus collection identification to confirm whether a commercial pterocarpus ...
Zhi Jin, Weili Cui, Fangda Zhang, Fang Wang, Shichao Cheng, Yuejin Fu, Anmin Huang   +6 more
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Minimum invasive sampling method using hollow punch for tropical wood identification on Indonesian cultural heritage

Ge-conservación, 2023
The collection of wood samples is an important step, especially for the identification of wood in cultural heritage. Furthermore, in wood sampling, it is preferable to avoid any damage to minimize destruction to the objects.
Widyanto Dwi Nugroho, Fanany Wuri Prastiwi   +1 more
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A GC-MS Protocol for Separating Endangered and Non-endangered Pterocarpus Wood Species

Molecules, 2019
Pterocarpus santalinus and Pterocarpus tincorius are commonly used traded timber species of the genus Pterocarpus. P. santalinus has been listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Maomao Zhang, Guangjie Zhao, Juan Guo, Bo Liu, Xiaomei Jiang, Yafang Yin   +5 more
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Imaged based identification of colombian timbers using the xylotron: a proof of concept international partnership

Colombia Forestal, 2021
Field deployable computer vision wood identification systems can play a key role in combating illegal logging in the real world. This work used 764 xylarium specimens from 84 taxa to develop an image data set to train a classifier to identify 14 ...
Rafael E. Arévalo B., Esperanza N. Pulido R., Juan F. Solórzano G., Richard Soares, Flavio Ruffinatto, Prabu Ravindran, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft   +6 more
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Morphological and anatomical characterization of Qualea dinizii Ducke (Vochysiaceae) applied to the identification of Brazilian Amazon forest species [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Knowledge of Amazonian tropical forest species depends on accurate identification and characterization, which are legal requirements for sustainable forest management, traceability, appropriate end use, and control of the forest production chain. However,
E. A. Cruz, R. Drescher, B. L. C. Pereira   +2 more
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Wood Anatomical Features of Anacardiaceae from Malaysia

BioResources, 2022
This study examined the anatomical features of Anacardiaceae from Malaysia. A total of 31 species from 13 genera of the family Anacardiaceae in Malaysia were obtained from Kepong Xylarium (KEPw), Forest Research Institute Malaysia.
Nordahlia Abdullah Siam, Nor Azahana Abdullah, Mohd Khairun Anwar Uyup, Che Nurul Aini Che Amri, Muhammad Amirul Aiman Ahmad Juhari, Noraini Talip   +5 more
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Wood identification of Cyclobalanopsis (Endl.) Oerst based on microscopic features and CTGAN-enhanced explainable machine learning models

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
IntroductionAccurate and fast identification of wood at the species level is critical for protecting and conserving tree species resources. The current identification methods are inefficient, costly, and complexMethodsA wood species identification model ...
Weihui Zhan, Bowen Chen, Xiaolian Wu, Zhen Yang, Che Lin, Jinguo Lin, Jinguo Lin, Xin Guan, Xin Guan   +8 more
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