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• Accelerated Testing of Window Joinery made from Eucalypts

  This project aimed to improve the durability of ash eucalypts as window joinery through preservative treatment, by demonstrating improved performance compared to untreated windows, and similar... Read More

• Assessment of the causality of Essigella-ascribed defoliation of mid-rotation radiata pine and its national impact in terms of cost of lost wood production

  This study estimated the national cost of defoliation in terms of lost wood production including predicting future defoliation and identifying potentially susceptible stands using climatic or ... Read More

• Australia: State of the Climate 2016

  Australia is experiencing more extremely hot days and severe fire seasons according to the findings of a new climate report. The biennial CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology State of the Climate r... Read More

• Biomass to charcoal – prospects for Australian forest industries

  Wednesday 18th November, 11am -12noon  (AEDT) presented by Dr Nawshad Haque , CSIRO Mineral Resources  CSIRO has developed a novel autogenous pyrolysis technology to convert b... Read More

• Climate Change and Australia’s plantation estate: Analysis of vulnerability and preliminary investigation of adaptation options

  Australia’s climate is predicted to change by 2030 with average temperatures increasing between 0.4 and 2oC, reductions in average rainfall in southern, southwest and much of eastern Australia... Read More

• Combining fire retardant and preservative systems for timber products in exposed applications - state of the art review

  This review aimed to identify fire retardants that may be combined with a preservative to protect timber from both fire and biodegradation when used in external applications. The major findin... Read More

• Comparison of solid wood quality and mechanical properties of three species and nine provenances of 18-year old eucalypts grown in clearwood plantations across southwest Western Australia

  This project examined the log quality, solid wood quality, butt-log wood properties and mechanical properties of culled trees of E. globulus, E. viminalis and E. saligna. The plantations were ... Read More

• 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

• Four year inspection of a comparative trial of accelerated H3 decay test method

  It is crucial that new H3 (for external above ground use) timber preservative products are reliable and have proven results; however, the laboratory and field tests that measure performance ca... Read More

• Gene-silencing technology to increase tree resilience

  The agricultural industry is likely to benefit from an ability to protect plants from diseases and develop new plant varieties with favourable attributes, thanks to a technology that has long ... Read More

• High tech monitoring of old growth forests

  Drones, laser scanners, planes and sharp shooters have been put to work in the Tasmanian forest to better understand the environmental effects of forest management regimes. Researchers from T... Read More

• Lifting farm gate profits: the role of natural capital accounts (RRD030-1617)

  The objective of the Rural Research for Development and Profit program is to lift farm gate profitability of primary producers across Australia, by investing in emerging tools and technologies... Read More

• Lifting farmgate profitability through high value modular agroforestry (RRD401-1516)

  This project aimed to increase the number and area of trees on farms in configurations that will promote increased farm gate profitability. The objective was to demonstrate that trees can be a... Read More

• Locating resin defects in slash pine billets using microwave imaging - A laboratory scale trial

  This study investigated the potential of microwave imaging and acoustic tomography to detect the presence and location of resin shakes and/or resin streaks in Slash pine billets. Two approach... Read More

• Mapping foliar nutrition in Pinus radiata from Hyperspectral satellite image data

  The objectives of this project were to produce accurate and informative maps of foliar nutrition in Pinus radiata from Hyperion image data; to examine whether nutrition models can be robustly ... Read More

• Mechano-Sorptive Nailplate Backout in Nailplated Timber Trusses

  Plated timber trusses are used in most Australian homes. They’re a reliable and cost-effective solution. However, problems with trusses were reported in 2002. In the decades since construction... Read More

• New podcast series WoodChat by FWPA showcases latest in home-grown industry innovation

  FWPA is excited to announce the launch of its inaugural series of podcasts, WoodChat, with one of the first episodes focusing on a new climate model which predicts how climate will impact grow... Read More

• Plantation forest water use in southwest Victoria

  This project quantified water use in four Tasmanian blue-gum (Eucalyptus globulus) and two radiata pine (Pinus radiata) plantations for 3 years using advanced tree and soil-based measurements.... Read More

• Predict forestry climate change with the click of a mouse with new tool

  Forest managers will be able to gauge the likely effect of climate change on growing conditions in their specific areas with a new interactive online tool developed by the CSIRO with funding f... Read More

• Processing Pruned and Unpruned Eucalyptus globulus Managed for Sawlog Production to Produce High Value Products

  Processing trials were conducted in conventional mills using logs from plantation-grown Eucalyptus globulus to produce appearance-quality solid timber. The trees harvested were selected to rep... Read More