Applications of NIR spectroscopy to forest research

Appita Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 458-464

  Schimleck, Laurence R ^a   Raymond, Carolyn A ^a,b   Beadle, Chris L ^a,b   Downes, Geoff M ^a   Kube, Peter D ^b,c   French, Jim ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Coop Res Ctr Sustainable Prod F ^*  (Australia)

^c FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d North Forest Products   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; FERTILIZERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; WOOD;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; NEAR INFRARED (NIR) SPECTROSCOPY;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0034314626     PISSN: 10386807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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