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• “Grow” a building in an hour? Yes, we can!

  Note: the below information has been reviewed and changed 18/11/2019 In just one hour, Australian softwood plantations can grow enough timber to create a nine-storey building’s worth of engin... Read More

• 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

• 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

• Cost benefits for Laser scanned softwood plantations

  Operational deployment of LiDAR derived information into softwood resource systems PNC305-1213 Assessing and measuring the growth of plantations is vital if growers are to get the best from ... Read More

• Database capture of individual significant-scale Australian forestry plantation fire losses

  FWPA has developed a report and database capturing historical information on larger-scale Australian plantation fire losses.  The aim of the report was to build a knowledge base that wil... Read More

• Determining the economics of processing plantation eucalypts for solid timber products

  This project assessed the economics of processing plantation eucalypts of known origin using current industry-standard equipment and procedures and identified the factors most directly affecti... Read More

• Developing high-mass laminated flooring products from fibre-managed plantation hardwood

  This project aimed to develop commodity-based high-mass laminated timber building components using fibre-managed plantation hardwood, aiming to diversify plantation hardwood product range thro... Read More

• From the floor up! New opportunities for fibre-managed plantation hardwood in construction

  Researchers from the University of Tasmania, with support from industry partners Forico and Britton Timbers, were inspired by the opportunities associated with the estimated 960,000 ha of hard... Read More

• Genetic Selection Tools for Enhanced Wood Properties and Plantation Productivity in Australia’s Temperate Eucalypts (Blue Gum Genomics)

  The Blue Gum Genomics project has discovered molecular markers in Eucalyptus nitens and Eucalyptus globulus that control high value wood and growth traits to enable the adoption of marker-assi... Read More

• Multi-sensor modelling of a forest productivity

  An understanding of how plantation productivity varies spatially is important for forest planning, management and projection of future plantation yields and returns. The 300 Index is a volume ... Read More

• Pesticides in Plantations - The use of chemical pesticides by the Australian plantation forest industry - Summary Report

  To extend the understanding of the use of chemical pesticides in the plantation forest industry, this study reviewed and assessed the: Regulatory controls at Federal, State and local Govern... Read More

• 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

• ProFert-Pine - A fertiliser tool for softwood plantations in southern Australia

  This project entitled ProFert-Pine - A fertiliser tool for softwood plantations in southern Australia (PNC342-1415) was developed by TreeMod, in collaboration with a  consortium of forest... Read More

• Scanning the forest from the ground, the air and from space!

  For many years, Dr Christine Stone of the NSW Department of Primary Industries has been leading research projects around the use of remote platforms equipped with various types of sensor to ca... Read More