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This project involved extensive industry consultation was held within the first months of starting period of this R/D program. Several forest companies (including HVP, FCNSW, Forico, HQP…
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Large areas of plantation in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia were burnt during the devastating 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires. Under changing climate projections, plantati…
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Despite the improved fertility from agricultural systems, some blue gum plantations grown on previous farmland in southern WA can respond strongly to fertilization with nitrogen (N) and p…
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African Mahogany Australia and Northern Tropical Timbers in partnership with Forest and Wood Products Australia and McGrath Forestry Services initiated a project in 2016 to understand th…
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Current Research
This project is aimed at improving the tolerance of Eucalyptus plantations to Teratosphaeria leaf disease (TLD) using genomics. Disease marker panels developed in this project will be use…
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Current Research
A co-funding initiative between the FWPA Grower Research Advisory Committee (GRAC) and the University of Tasmania to build capacity in grower priority research. The co-funding model supp…
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This desktop review report provides an overview of current and emerging mechanical and robotic tree pruning equipment for use in plantation forest management. Recently, increased intere…
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This project utilised the IML-RESI, a tool that works by using small-diameter drill technology, to quickly and cost effectively capture details of a tree’s wood variability and quality. Th…