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ePDF | January 1997
ISBN: 9780643105287
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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Features
- Preliminary model for the estimation of whole-tree property values from a single sampling point
- Description of within-tree variation of various properties in several eucalypt species
- Discussion of issues involved in modelling property variation; and outlines of sampling procedures
- Summary of existing knowledge as literature reviews
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Wood properties of interest in plantation productivity
Productivity
Wood quality
Development of sampling strategies
Wood density
Fibre dimensions
Microfibril angle
Vessel size and frequency
Pulp yield
Emerging technologies for wood quality determination
Chapter 2. Sampling - purpose, accuracy and cost
Methods of sampling
Reasons for sampling
Accuracy and sample size
Sample size required for different traits
Relative costs of sampling methods and analyses
Chapter 3. Models of within-tree variation
Conceptual patterns of variation
Developing mathematical models
Influence of sampling strategy
Applying the model
Overview
Chapter 4. Within-tree variation and sampling point correlations
Density
Fibre dimensions
Vessel coverage
Near-infrared predicted kraft pulp yield
Physiological sources of variation
Chapter 5. Sampling protocol
Necessary site data
Getting the sample
Sample storage
Chapter 6. Tools for rapid and cost-effective analysis of wood properties
SilviScan-1
SilviScan-2
Near-infrared spectroscopy for pulp yield
Appendices
References
Glossary