Recent Advances in Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood: In-Forest Wood Quality Assessments
Xiping Wang
Abstract
Efficient wood production and utilization requires knowing the wood quality attributes of forest resources relevant to various end uses, prescribing appropriate silvicultural treatments that positively influence wood quality, and then, at the time of harvesting, sorting and allocating standing timbers to the most appropriate markets [...]
Topics & Concepts
Quality (philosophy)Wood productionEnvironmental scienceSilvicultureSortingProduction (economics)AgroforestryForest managementLoggingWood processingPulp and paper industryForestryComputer scienceEngineeringGeographyEconomicsEpistemologyMacroeconomicsProgramming languagePhilosophyForest ecology and managementRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsWood Treatment and Properties