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Development of heartwood in response to water stress for radiata pine in Southern New South Wales, Australia (with Julian Moreno Chan and JCF Walker), Trees (2013)
Heartwood development and other functional changes in stem conductance in response to water stress in...
Deviant near-infrared spectra allows identification of Corymbia hybrids (with M Abasolo, Mervyn Shepherd, R Meder, and D Lee), Forest Ecology and Management (2013)
Pectin Methylesterase genes influence solid wood properties of Eucalyptus pilularis (with Timothy Sexton, Robert J. Henry, Chris E. Harwood, A Thomas, M Henson, and M Shepherd), Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2012)
This association study of Eucalyptus pilularis populations provides empirical evidence for the role of Pectin...
Variation in green density and moisture content of radiata pine trees in the Hume region of New South Wales (with Julian Moreno Chan and J CF Walker), Australian Forestry (2012)
Variation in green density and moisture content are relevant for log transport planning, weight-scaling systems,...
Genotype by environment interactions for Pinus radiata in New South Wales, Australia, Tree Genetics and Genomes (2011)
Historical data from 26 progeny trials in the NSW breeding program was analyzed to determine...
Potential of clones in improving the financial benifits of essential oil production from melaluca alternifolia plantations (with Prastyono, J C. Doran, and J Doland Nichols), Agroforestry Systems (2011)
Australian tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) is a woody plant that produces an essential oil with...
Variation in growth and Quambalaria tolerance of clones of Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata planted on four contrasting sites in north-eastern NSW (with J Lan, H J. Smith, D S. Thomas, Michael Henson, A J. Carnegie, and J D. Nichols), Australian Forestry (2011)
Genetic parameters, including heritabilities, trait–trait correlations and across-site correlations for growth traits and quambalaria shoot...
Genetic variation amongst and within the native provenances of Pinus radiata D. Don in Southeastern Australia: 3. Molecular and quantitative structure (with J FG Tibbits and M Henson), Silvae Genetica (2010)
Patterns of differentiation between populations within a species can be examined using both molecular and...
Non-destructive assessment of green density and moisture condition in plantation-grown radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don.) by increment core measurements (with Julian Moreno Chan and John C. Walker), Holzforschung (2010)
A novel protocol for non-destructive assessment of green density and moisture content via increment cores...
Predicting pulp yield and pulp productivity of Eucalyptus dunnii using acoustic techniques (with Dane Thomas and Michael Henson), Australian Forestry (2010)
The economics of kraft pulping are influenced by variation in wood density and chemistry, or...
Species differentiation and gene flow in the Blackbutts (Genus Eucalyptus subgenus Eucalyptus section Pseudophloius) (with Mervyn Shepherd), Conservation Genetics (2010)
The significance of the taxonomic distinction of two species of Blackbutt was studied by analysing...
Improving dimensional stability in plantation-grown E. pilularis and E. dunnii (with Michael Henson, Marie-Chantale Pelletier, Steve Boyton, Bill Joe, Dane Thomas, Helen Smith, and Jerome K. Vanclay), Forest and Wood Products Australia (2009)
Effect of green density values on Pinus radiata stiffness estimation using a stress-wave technique (with Benjamin Wielinga, Ryde James, and A Colin Matheson), New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science (2009)
Use of acoustic tools for assessing stiffness of green wood in standing trees relies on...
Genetic parameters and genotype by environment interactions for green and basic density and stiffness of Pinus radiata D. don estimated using acoustics (with Benjamin Wielinga, Ryde James, and A Colin Matheson), Silvae Genetica (2009)
Genetic parameters and genotype by environment interactions for wood properties of 13-year-old Pinus radiata were...
Genetic variation amongst and within the native provenances of Pinus radiata D. don in South-eastern Australia: wood density and stiffness to age 26 years (with Michael Henson and Bill Joe), Silvae Genetica (2009)
Two progeny trials of native provenances of Pinus radiata, representing the 1978 seed collection, were...
Genetic variation in Eucalyptus nitens pulpwood and wood shrinkage traits (with Matthew G. Hamilton, Chris E. Harwood, and Brad M. Potts), Tree Genetics and Genomes (2009)
Eucalyptus nitens plantations are generally established for pulpwood production but an increasing area is being...
Effect of thinning on relationships between three measures of wood stiffness in Pinus radiata: standing trees vs. logs vs. short clear specimens (with Bill Joe, Dean W. Anderson, and Duncan J. Watt), Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2008)
The effect of thinning on the relationship of wood quality traits measured on standing trees...
Half a century of Pinus radiata tree improvement in New South Wales (with I G. Johnson, I M. Cotterill, and M Henson), New Zealand Journal of Forestry (2008)
The Forests NSW P. radiata estate New South Wales has the largest softwood plantation estate...
Influence of prior land use on wood quality of Pinus radiata in New South Wales, Australia, Forest Ecology and Management (2008)
Wood quality data from 33 sites aged between 15 and 18 years old were analysed...
Short note: the genetic correlation between air-dried density and basic density in Eucalyptus nitens wood cores (with Matthew G. Hamilton and Brad M. Potts), Silvae Genetica (2008)
Cores extracted from trees to assess wood chemistry are generally not used to assess basic...
Developing a sampling strategy for measuring acoustic velocity in standing Pinus radiata using the treetap time of flight tool (with Michael James Toulmin), New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science (2007)
Acoustic velocity, measured using time of Right tools, provides a non-destructive measure of wood stiffness...
Influence of wood density and fibre length on properties of medium density fibreboard manufactured from Pinus radiata, Appita Journal: Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (2007)
The effect of wood basic density and fibre length on product properties of 10 mm...
Patterns of basic density variation for Pinus radiata grown in south-west slopes region of New South Wales, Australia (with Bill Joe), New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science (2007)
Patterns of change from pith to bark and the distribution of variability in density across...
Relationship betweeen timber grade, static and dynamic modulus of elasticity and SilviScan properties for Pinus radiata in New South Wales (with Bill Joe, Rob Evans, and Ross L. Dickson), New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science (2007)
Wood stiffness, or modulus of elasticity, can be measured or predicted using a variety of...
Extending near infrared reflectance(NIR) pulp yield calibrations to new sites and species (with Laurence R. Schimleck, Peter D. Kube, Anthony J. Michell, and Jim French), Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology (2006)
Recently, we demonstrated that the accuracy of pulp yield predictions for wood samples from a...
Genetic parameters for lignin, extractives and decay in Eucalyptus globulus (with Fiona S. Poke, Brad M. Potts, and Rene E. Vaillancourt), Annals of Forest Science (2006)
Eucalyptus globulus is grown in temperate regions of the world for pulp production. The chemical...
Predicting extractives, lignin, and cellulose contents using near infrared spectroscopy on solid wood in Eucalyptus globulus (with Fiona S. Poke), Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology (2006)
Near infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy can be used to reliably predict both the physical and...
Breeding to minimise the effects of collapse in Eucalyptus nitens sawn timber (with Peter D. Kube), Forest Genetics (2005)
Checking and collapse have been identified as major causes of degrade for appearance grade boards...
Estimation of whole-tree kraft pulp yield of Eucalyptus nitens using near-infrared spectra collected from increment cores (with Laurence R. Schimleck, Peter D. Kube, Anthony J. Michell, and Jim French), Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2005)
Eucalyptus nitens (Deane and Maiden) Maiden (shining gum) is widely grown for kraft pulp production....
Genetic variation of physical and chemical wood properties (with Luis A. Apiolaza and B J. Yeo), Silvae Genetica (2005)
This study considered the degree of genetic variation for diameter (DBH), basic density (BD), predicted...
Predicting extractives and lignin contents in Eucalyptus globulus using near infrared reflectance analysis (with Fiona S. Poke and Judith K. Wright), Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology (2005)
Lignin and extractive content are important determinants of the pulping quality of wood. Determination of...
Prior land-use influences wood properties of Pinus radiata in New South Wales (with Dean W. Anderson), New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science (2005)
Three pairs of sites in the Oberon area of NSW were sampled to determine the...
Evaluation of non-destructive methods of measuring growth stress in Eucalyptus globulus: relationships between strain, wood properties and stress (with Peter D. Kube, Libby Pinkard, L Savage, and Alexander D. Bradley), Forest Ecology and Management (2004)
High levels of growth stress are implicated in causing end splitting of logs, deflection during...
Genetic improvement of kraft pulp yield in Eucalyptus nitens using cellulose content determined by near infrared spectroscopy (with Laurence R. Schimleck and Peter D. Kube), Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2004)
Eucalyptus nitens (Deane & Maiden) Maiden (shining gum) is widely grown for kraft pulp production...
Identification of quantitative trait loci for wood and fibre properties in two full-sib pedigrees of Eucalyptus globulus (with Karen Thamarus, Kylie Groom, Alexander D. Bradley, Laurence R. Schimleck, Emlyn R. Williams, and Gavin F. Moran), Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2004)
Regions of the genome influencing wood and fibre traits in Eucalyptus globulus Labill. have been...
Incorporating wood quality and deployment traits in Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus nitens (with Luis A. Apiolaza), Plantation Forest Biotechnology for the 21st Century (2004)
The effect of a single amino acid substitution in a lignin biosynthesis enzyme of wood properties in Eucalyptus globulus (with Fiona S. Poke, James B. Reid, and Rene E. Vaillancourt), Eucalyptus in a changing world: Proceedings of the International IUFRO Conference (2004)
Early selection in eucalypt breeding in Australia: optimum selection age to minimise the total cost of kraft pulp production (with Bruce L. Greaves and Nuno MG Borralho), New Forests (2003)
Optimum ages for early combined-trait selection were derived for a breeding objective of reducing the...
Segregation of Eucalyptus dunnii logs using acoustics (with Ross L. Dickson, William Joe, and Col A. Wilkinson), Forest Ecology and Management (2003)
Wood properties at harvest-age vary enormously both within and among Eucalyptus trees, leading to a...
Assessment of wood colour in Eucalyptus nitens (with Alexander D. Bradley), Appita Journal: Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (2002)
Genetics of Eucalyptus wood properties, Annals of Forest Science (2002)
Traditional methods of assessing wood properties are both destructive and expensive, limiting the numbers of...
Genomics of Eucalyptus wood traits (with Gavin F. Moran, Karen Thamarus, Deyou Qiu, and Simon G. Southerton), Annals of Forest Science (2002)
A major focus of our research has been on using molecular technologies to guide breeding...
Inbreeding in Pinus radiata III: the effect of inbreeding on age-age correlation and early selection efficiency (with A Colin Matheson, Harry X. Wu, David J. Spencer, and A Rod Griffin), Silvae Genetica (2002)
A breeding strategy involving inbreeding followed by crossbreeding of inbreds requires that the production of...
Prediction of whole-tree basic density and pulp yield using wood core samples in Eucalyptus nitens (with Peter D. Kube), Appita Journal: Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (2002)
Development of near infrared reflectance analysis calibrations for estimating genetic parameters for cellulose content in Eucalyptus globulus (with Laurence R. Schimleck), Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2001)
Determining kraft pulp yield in the traditional way is slow and expensive, limiting the numbers...
Genetic parameters and genotype-by-environment interactions for pulp-yield predicted using near infrared reflectance analysis and pulp productivity in Eucalyptus globulus (with Laurence R. Schimleck, Allie Muneri, and Anthony J. Michell), International Journal of Forest Genetics (2001)
Near infrared reflectance analysis was used to predict kraft pulp yield of open-pollinated progenies from...
Genetic parameters for diameter, basic density, fibre properties and cellulose content for Eucalyptus nitens (with Peter D. Kube and Paul W. Banham), Forest Genetics (2001)
Genetic parameters were estimated for stem diameter, basic density, fibre length, fibre coarseness and cellulose...
Genetics of Eucalyptus wood properties (Presentation), International Conference on Wood, Breeding and Biotechnology and Industrial Expectations (2001)
Traditional methods of assessing wood properties are both destructive and expensive, limiting the numbers of...
Nondestructive sampling of Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens for wood properties I: basic density (with Allie Muneri), Wood Science and Technology (2001)
A non-destructive sampling strategy for basic density, based on removing 12 mm bark-to-bark cores, was...
Nondestructive sampling of Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens for wood properties II: fibre length and coarseness (with Allie Muneri), Wood Science and Technology (2001)
Within-tree variation in fibre length and coarseness was studied in fifty trees of E. globulus...
Nondestructive sampling of Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens for wood properties III: predicted pulp yield using near infrared reflectance analysis (with Laurence R. Schimleck, Allie Muneri, and Anthony J. Michell), Wood Science and Technology (2001)
Within-tree variation in kraft pulp yield, predicted using near infrared reflectance analysis, was studied in...
Tree breeding issues for solid wood production, The future of eucalypts for solid wood products: Proceedings of the IUFRO Conference (2001)
Applications of NIR spectroscopy to forest research (with Laurence R. Schimleck, Christopher L. Beadle, Geoff M. Downes, Peter D. Kube, and Jim French), Appita Journal: Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (2000)
Research conducted at CSIRO Forestry ana Forest Products and the Cooperative Research Centre for Hardwood...
Effect of fertilizer on wood properties of Eucalyptus globulus (with Allie Muneri), Canadian Journal of Forest Research (2000)
The effects of N and P fertilizers applied to Eucalyptus globulus Labill. at plantation establishment...
Effect of site on within-tree variation of wood properties of eucalypts as determined by NIR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis (with Laurence R. Schimleck and Anthony J. Michell), Appita Journal: Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (2000)
The variation in wood properties of trees of Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus nitens grown on...
Genetic parameters and genotype-by-environment interactions for basic density, pilodyn penetration and diameter in Eucalyptus globulus (with Allie Muneri), Forest Genetics (2000)
Are there genetic differences in susceptibility of Eucalyptus nitens and E. regnans stems to defect and decay? (with Don A. White, Glen A. Kile, and M F. Hall), Australian Forestry Journal (1999)
Estimation of basic density of Eucalyptus globulus using near-infrared spectroscopy (with Laurence R. Schimleck, Anthony J. Michell, and Allie Muneri), Canadian Journal of Forest Research (1999)
Basic density and pulp yield are two very important factors in determining the economics of...
Assessment of the pulpwood quality of standing trees using near infrared spectroscopy (with Laurence R. Schimleck, Anthony J. Michell, and Allie Muneri), Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (1998)
In Australia, considerable effort has been directed at improving the pulp yield of plantation grown...
Non-destructive sampling for basic density in Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens (with Allie Muneri and Andrew C. MacDonald), Appita Journal: Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (1998)
Role of leaf development and colour change in differential defoliation of Eucalyptus regnans families by the leaf eating beetle Chrysophtharta bimaculata (Olivier), Forest Ecology and Management (1998)
Open-pollinated families of Eucalyptus regnans, selected from a single provenance on their susceptibility to defoliation...
Variation in frost tolerance within two provenances of Acacia mearnsii De Wild (with Suzette D. Searle, John V. Owen, and Emlyn R. Williams), Australian Forestry (1998)
Where to shoot your pilodyn: within tree variation in basic density in plantation Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens in Tasmania (with Andrew C. MacDonald), New Forests (1998)
Longitudinal patterns of within tree variation for basic density were determined for plantation Eucalyptus globulus...
Within tree variation and genetic control of basic density, fibre length and coarseness in Eucalyptus regnans in Tasmania (with Paul W. Banham and Andrew C. MacDonald), Appita Journal: Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (1998)
Age-age correlations in, and relationships between basic density and growth in Eucalyptus nitens (with Bruce L. Greaves, Nuno MG Borralho, Rob Evans, and Philip H. Whiteman), Silvae Genetica (1997)
Pith to bark density was measured on cores cut from 588 7-year-old Eucalyptus nitens trees....
Assumptions underlying the use of economic weights: are they valid in breeding for eucalypt kraft pulp? (with Bruce L. Greaves and Nuno MG Borralho), Forest Genetics (1997)
Breeding objective for plantation eucalypts grown for production of kraft pulp (with Bruce L. Greaves and Nuno MG Borralho), Forest Science (1997)
Provenance variation, genotype by environment interactions and age-age correlations for Eucalyptus regnans on nine sites in south eastern Australia (with Peter W. Volker and Emlyn R. Williams), Forest Genetics (1997)
Sampling plantation eucalypts for wood and fibre properties (with Geoff M. Downes, Irene Hudson, Geoff H. Dean, Anthony J. Michell, Laurence R. Schimleck, Rob Evans, and Allie Muneri), Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics Papers (1997)
Genetic control and repeatability of near infrared reflectance from Eucalyptus nitens wood-meal (with Bruce L. Greaves, Laurence R. Schimleck, Nuno MG Borralho, Anthony J. Michell, and Alan Farrington), Appita Journal: Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (1996)
Performance of first instar Chrysophtharta bimaculata larvae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on nine families of Eucalyptus regnans (Myrtaceae) (with Kathryn C. Patterson, Anthony R. Clarke, and Myron P. Zalucki), Chemoecology (1996)
Use of a Pilodyn for the indirect selection of basic density in Eucalyptus nitens (with Bruce L. Greaves, Nuno MG Borralho, and Alan Farrington), Canadian Journal of Forest Research (1996)
Six hundred 7-year-old Eucalyptusnitens (Dean & Maid.) trees from 50 open-pollinated families were measured for...
Eucalypt plantations: improving fibre yield and quality: proceedings of the CRCTHF-IUFRO conference (with Brad M. Potts, Nuno MG Borralho, James B. Reid, R N. Cromer, and Wayne N. Tibbits), Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics Papers (1995)
Genetic variation in Eucalyptus regnans and Eucalyptus nitens for levels of observed defoliation caused by the Eucalyptus leaf beetle, Chrysophtharta bimaculata Olivier, in Tasmania, Forest Ecology and Management (1995)
Chrysophtharta bimaculata, a leaf eating beetle, is the major insect defoliator of Eucalyptus regnans and...
Genetic variation for frost tolerance in a breeding population of Eucalyptus nitens (with John V. Owen and Ian C. Ravenwood), Silvae Genetica (1992)
Patterns of genetic variation for frost tolerance were studied in a first-generation breeding population of...
Screening eucalypts for frost tolerance in breeding programs (with John V. Owen, Kenneth G. Eldridge, and Chris E. Harwood), Canadian Journal of Forest Research (1992)
Improvements in a laboratory technique and statistical methods for screening eucalypts for relative frost tolerance...
Genetic Flexibility: A model for determining the range of suitable environments for a seed source. (with D. Lindgren), Silvae Genetica (1990)
Methods of assessing crown form of Pinus radiata (with Paul P. Cotterill), Silvae Genetica (1990)
Crown form is a visual characteristic having many component traits (branch thickness, branch angle, ramicorns,...
Optimizing breeding zones: genetic flexibility or maximum value? (with Gene Namkoong), Silvae Genetica (1990)
When the performance of genotypes vary across an environmental gradient in a non-linear manner the...
Potential for breeding Eucalyptus in Tasmania (with Peter W. Volker), Appita Journal: Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (1989)
A conductivity method for screening populations of eucalypts for frost damage and frost tolerance (with Chris E. Harwood and John V. Owen), Australian Journal of Botany (1986)
The assessment of frost tolerance of Eucalyptus leaf tissue by an electrical conductivity method is...
Provenance x environment interaction: its practical importance and use with particular reference to the tropics (with A Colin Matheson), Commonwealth Forestry Review (1986)
Effects of thinning in progeny tests on estimates of genetic parameters in Pinus radiata (with A Colin Matheson), Silvae Genetica (1984)
Data from two progeny tests of Pinus radiata were used to examine the effect of...