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This project utilised Marker-assisted selection (MAS) to identify and validate new genetic markers for wood density, along with using previously-discovered markers for growth and pulp…
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Australian researchers have developed a world-leading genetic DNA testing system that can predict key commercial attributes of an adult eucalyptus tree from a single seedling leaf, and pr…
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Foresters to predict eucalyptus’ traits by DNA-testing a single seedling leaf – and profit Australian researchers have developed a world-leading genetic DNA testing system that can pred…
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The recently completed Australian Open provided plenty of the excitement due a Grand Slam event. It also provided the opportunity for statisticians to demonstrate – using a method first use…
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Building on 2016’s changes to the Building Code of Australia that saw timber (light weight) and massive timber building systems in the mid-rise space (up to 25m – generally 8 stories) b…
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Although limited in its intensity and potency, January’s rise in the Australian dollar’s exchange rate with the US dollar appears to have put paid to an early rise in interest rates in Austral…
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In late 2017, RISI released its latest Chinese timber demand study. The study predicts sharply slower growth in demand in coming years. Given the long-term nature of China’s continuous econ…
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For the year-ended September 2017, New Zealand’s log exports totaled a record 18.2 million m3, accounting for a significant 57.4% of the total harvest. The much discussed export of softwood…