Resources
The Resources category covers research projects such as forest policy, growth and yield modelling, wood quality, forest health management, silviculture, water use, soil quality, plant disease, tree genetics, tree breeding and resource evaluation.
Major issues include forest management strategies for climate change and maximising the greenhouse advantages of forest products.
A key goal is to increase industry profitability and ensure efficient use of inputs throughout the industry’s value chain.
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17.05.11: The role of forest management in greenhouse-gas mitigation: a contextual framework for Australia
This paper examines how carbon values should be incorporated into Australian forest management and how forests could best be managed to take up and store carbon from the atmosphere. The paper... Read More -
31.12.10: An audit of forest biosecurity arrangements and preparedness in Australia
Although serious pest and disease outbreaks in forestry are relatively rare, current biosecurity arrangements for plantation forestry are poorly defined. This project gathered alternative view... Read More -
30.11.10: Introduction of the wasp Diaeretus essigellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiini) for biological control of Monterey Pine Aphid, Essigella californica (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Cinarini) in Australia
The Monterey pine aphid, Essigella californica, was first recorded in Australia in 1998. By 2004 it was reported to be causing significant economic losses through defoliation and associated re... Read More -
31.07.10: Managing subtropical pines for improved wood production based on a better understanding of genetics, silviculture, environment and their interactions
Australia’s sub-tropical pine plantations of Slash pine (Pinus elliottii), Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea), and hybrids between these species are an important source of high quality, structura... Read More -
31.07.10: Rapid screening of commercial forestry species to Uredo rangelii (myrtle rust) and distinguishing U. rangelii from Puccinia psidii (guava rust)
Myrtle rust (Uredo rangelii) was detected on 23 April 2010 on a cut flower growing property on the central coast of NSW. Myrtle rust is a fungal species that has been described as part of the ... Read More -
01.06.10: Accelerated breeding for high pulp yield in E. nitens using DNA markers identified in 100 cell wall genes: The Hottest 100
Every forestry manager wants trees that will grow efficiently, make the best use of land and water resources and maximise yields. However, traditional selective breeding of trees for desired t... Read More -
25.02.10: Western Australian Softwood Resource Evaluation: a survey of key characteristics of the Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster resources in Western Australia with links to product performance of trees sampled from each resource, as determined by a processing st
Wood properties such as strength and stiffness can vary considerably between trees in plantations, and this variation is expected to become greater as plantations are harvested at younger ages... Read More -
07.12.09: Water-use efficient plantations – separating the wood from the leaves
This report presents current knowledge, including published information and some as yet unpublished data, on the effect of plantation management and climate on the water-use efficiency of wood... Read More -
26.11.09: A decision support system for maximising profit from nutrient management of mid-rotation radiata pine
Applying fertilisers to pine plantations after thinning could substantially increase the quality and quantity of wood harvested. This study assessed a range of fertiliser types, spreading rate... Read More -
15.11.09: Breeding Radiata Pine to Maximise Profits by Incorporating Risk Traits
Australian radiata pine plantations are at risk of being badly affected by a changing climate that will bring more droughts as well as change the distribution and severity of a number of disea... Read More
