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Estimation of whole-tree wood quality traits using near infrared spectra of
increment cores Laurence R. Schimleck,a,* Gabriel D.S.P. Rezende,b Braz J. Demunerb and Geoffrey M.
Downesc
aWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. E-mail:
lschimleck@warnell.uga.edu
bAracruz Celulose SA, Centro de Pesquisa e Tecnologia, CP 33.1011, Aracruz-ES, 29.19–000,
Brazil
cEnsis, Wood and Fibre Quality, c/o CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, Private Bag 12, Hobart 7001, Tasmania
ABSTRACT:
There are several hundred
eucalypt species but, of those, only 30 to 40 species are of economic importance; in addition, the number of species suited to plantation establishment for pulpwood production is
further limited to just a few. For these select species, tree breeders have aimed to improve growth, form and wood properties. This article discusses how near infrared
spectroscopy can be used to estimate these traits.
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