Near-infrared spectroscopy: A rapid non-destructive method for measuring wood properties and its application to tree breeding

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-35

  Schimleck, Laurence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus globulus; Eucalyptus nitens; Near infrared spectroscopy; Pinus radiata; Pinus taeda; Tree breeding; Wood properties

Indexed keywords

INFRARED DEVICES; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; WOOD;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; PINUS RADIATA; PINUS TAEDA; TREE BREEDING; WOOD PROPERTIES;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ESTIMATION METHOD; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TREE; WOOD;

ERRORS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PINUS RADIATA; PINUS TAEDA; RAW MATERIALS; WOOD;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; PINUS RADIATA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 50849109881     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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