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Although serious pest and disease outbreaks in forestry are relatively rare, current biosecurity arrangements for plantation forestry are poorly defined. This project gathered alterna…
FWPA
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Drying timber to produce material for high quality applications is an expensive and time- consuming operation. The drying process consumes approximately 70% of the energy required to conv…
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Introduction of the wasp Diaeretus essigellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiini) for biological control of Monterey Pine Aphid, Essigella californica (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Cinar…
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Hardwood logs and green boards often show large variations in the rate at which they dry, which causes problems for timber processors. If fast or slow drying boards could be identified they co…
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Release Date: Mon, 8 November 2010 Forest & Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) hosted their second annual R&D Ideas Fair along with their AGM on Friday, 29 October in conjunct…
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Release Date: Wed, 2010-10-27 (All day) Nearly 95% of architects, engineers and designers would consider using more wood in their building designs according to a survey conducted after the…
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Release Date: Fri, 15 October 2010 WoodSolutions has announced a selection of Lunch & Learn presentations now available to building specifiers and other building professionals in Sy…
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Globally wood is the most abundant biodegradable and renewable material yet there are numerous reasons to utilize it more efficiently. Given the range of economic and social concerns about…