Wood is good : current trends and future prospects in wood utilization /: current trends and future prospects in wood utilization. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Krishna K. Pandey, V. Ramakantha, Shakti S. Chauhan, A.N. Arun Kumar, editors.
• Editors: Pandey, Krishna K; Ramakantha, V; Chauhan, Shakti S; Kumar, A. N. Arun
• Contents: Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Wood Properties and Variability; 1 Optimizing Wood Utilization Based on Whole Tree Inherent Property Maps; Abstract; Introduction; Where We Are Now; Where We Need to Be; How We Get There; Mapping Tree Properties; Evidence of the Value in Mapping Tree Properties; Wood Science App and Data Management; Data Sharing and Reporting; Landscape Wood Property Maps; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Screening Corewood of Pine for Wood Properties; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; References. 3 Imaging Spiral Grain in Pinus radiata with X-ray MicrotomographyAbstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Serial Sectioning and Imaging Spiral Grain by Polarised Light Scanning; X-ray Microtomography Imaging of Spiral Grain; Results and Discussion; Imaging Stem Transverse Sections with a Flatbed Scanner; Numeric Analysis and Quantification of Spiral Grain Using MATLAB; X-ray Microtomography and Grain Angle Measurements; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Rapid Measurement of Density of Wood in Progeny Trial of Acacia mangium Willd. Using Resistograph-A Nondestructive Method. AbstractIntroduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Relationship Between Wood Density and Resistance Readings at Various Regions (from Bark to Pith); Correlation Between Family Mean Resistance and Family Mean Wood Density Values; Relationship Between Moisture Content in Green Wood and Resistograph Readings; Conclusion; References; 5 Eliminating Growth-Stresses in Eucalyptus: A Scoping Study with E. bosistoana and E. nitens; Abstract; Introduction; Material and Methodology; Results and Discussion; E. nitens Trial; E. bosistoana Trial; Conclusion; References.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 620.1/2; Wood; Timber; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Materials Science -- General; Timber; Wood; Life Sciences; Wood Science & Technology; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Light Construction, Steel Construction, Timber Construction; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811031151; 9811031150
• Related ISBNs: 9789811031137; 9811031134
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 10, 2017).
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