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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28.02.09: User Guide - Commercial model to assess pruning and thinning options in eucalypt plantations for appearance grade products (TreeTOP Software)
TreeTOP is a generic stand growth model, which helps users decide when and whether Tree Thinning or Pruning (Tree T.o.P) is viable. The model is Microsoft Excel based, reasonably sophisticated... Read More -
11.02.09: Genetic gain optimisation in tree breeding (MATEPLAN) and deployment (SEEDPLAN)
During the last decade the Southern Tree Breeding Association has generated and developed strategically important intellectual property and tools for tree improvement in Pinus radiata, Eucalyp... Read More -
18.12.08: Predicting and managing the impacts of commercial plantations on catchment water balances
This report describes a project to develop a reliable and accepted planning tool to predict the transpiration and hydrological impacts of existing or proposed plantations in relation to their ... Read More -
30.06.08: Comparing the biodiversity impacts of timber and other building materials
Building codes in Australia and other countries are increasing their environmental sustainability requirements; life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies will play a prominent role in shaping ... Read More -
26.05.08: Evaluation of wood characteristics of tropical post-mid rotation plantation Eucalyptus cloeziana andE. pellita: Part (a) Natural durability of timber
This project evaluated the timber quality, processing and performance characteristics of 19-year-old Eucalyptus cloeziana (Gympie messmate) and 15-year-old Eucalyptus pellita (red mahogany).St... Read More -
27.04.08: A history of Australian Capital Territory arboreta 1928 ~ 2003
The role of arboreta established in the Australian Capital Territory has been central to the research and evaluation of most suitable softwood plantation species for temperate Australia. ... Read More -
06.03.08: Improving dimensional stability in plantation-grown Eucalyptus pilularis and E. dunnii
This project sampled progeny trials of Eucalyptus pilularis and E. dunnii for a range of wood properties to determine: Comparison of non-destructive and destructive assessment techniques U... Read More -
09.01.08: Eucalyptus nitens thinning trial: solid wood quality and processing performance using conventional processing strategies
This study determined the sawn product recovery and quality of plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens sawlogs using conventional processing methods. Logs from 21-year-old trees, pruned at age six... Read More -
29.11.07: Resource and processing properties of hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii)
Hoop pine(Araucaria cunninghamii) is an important sub-tropical plantation tree capable of yielding timber and veneer of uniform medium density, light colour and excellent working properties an... Read More -
20.09.07: Review of the Draft Code of Practice for Private Native Forestry in NSW
This study reports on the economic and silvicultural implications of a NSW Code by applying the EUCAMIX native forest growth simulation model to eucalypt forests in the Upper North East region... Read More
