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The use of herbicides to control competing vegetation in planted forests is an important component of forest management. The increasing public aversion to herbicide use includes the possible contamination of r...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:16
Published on: 1 September 2016
Short report
A ‘sampling frame’ identifies the sampling units in a population and their locations. It may consist of a listing of sampling units, or it may be based on a map of the population area within which sampling uni...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:15
Published on: 21 August 2016
Research article
Polynomial taper models are the tree profile equation types that are most commonly used to describe stem profiles of New Zealand radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don). Among these equations are model forms that incl...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:14
Published on: 20 August 2016
Research article
Broom (Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link) is an invasive weed in many commercial radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don) plantations throughout New Zealand. A variety of herbicides are available to selectively control young...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:13
Published on: 19 August 2016
Research article
The diseased wood, agarwood, from the tropical tree taxa Aquilaria, is famed for its unique fragrance and medicinal values, mainly due to its richness in secondary metabolites such as the sesquiterpenes. The pres...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:12
Published on: 20 June 2016
Research article
Acoustic tools have simplified estimation of wood modulus of elasticity (MOE). Strong relationships between acoustic velocity and MOE of logs have encouraged use of acoustics at earlier points in the value cha...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:11
Published on: 14 June 2016
Research article
Russia’s boreal forests are a major source of timber as well as being a large terrestrial sink for carbon. Planted forests have played an important role in increasing the overall area of the Russian boreal for...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:10
Published on: 7 June 2016
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An understanding of how plantation productivity varies spatially is important for forest planning, management and projection of future plantation yields and returns. The 300 Index is a volume productivity inde...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:9
Published on: 6 May 2016
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Density is a key wood quality trait, which is moderately to highly heritable, and has been the focus of selective breeding efforts in radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don) in New Zealand. Forest managers require inf...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:8
Published on: 12 April 2016
Research article
Progesterone 5β-reductases (P5ßRs) catalyse one step in the stereospecific biosynthesis of cardenolides (potent repellents of herbivores and pharmaceutical stimulants of disordered heart muscle cells). They we...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:7
Published on: 10 March 2016
Research article
Female parasitoids that display aggressive behaviour towards conspecifics in defence of host resources must make a trade-off between time spent on aggression and time spent on parasitism. Such a trade-off not ...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:6
Published on: 26 February 2016
Short report
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:5
Published on: 17 February 2016
Research article
The control of erosion processes is an important issue worldwide. In New Zealand, previous studies have shown the benefits of reforestation or bioengineering measures to control erosion. The impetus for this w...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:4
Published on: 3 February 2016
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The productivity of fast-growing forest plantation stands varies across short distances depending on site and forest characteristics. This indicates that forest managers would benefit from a site-specific appr...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:3
Published on: 27 January 2016
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New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:2
Published on: 22 January 2016
Research article
Poplar trees (Populus spp.) are used widely for soil conservation. A key advantage is their ability to establish from unrooted stem sections of varying dimensions, ranging from small cuttings to large poles. This...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2016 46:1
Published on: 13 January 2016
Short report
The ability to grow xylogenic Pinus radiata D.Don in a liquid medium rather than on a solid one would produce a more homogeneous culture, and this in turn would improve cell and gene studies. We report the develo...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2015 45:26
Published on: 9 December 2015
Research article
Needle fungi in conifers have been extensively studied to explore their diversity, but environmental factors influencing the composition of fungal communities in Pinus radiata D.Don needles have received little a...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2015 45:25
Published on: 7 December 2015
Research article
New Zealand-grown cypresses are typically harvested at 35–40 years of age; however, shorter rotations have been proposed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of producing structural pro...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2015 45:24
Published on: 16 November 2015
Research article
Density is an important wood property due to its correlation with other wood properties such as stiffness and pulp yield, as well as being central to the accounting of carbon sequestration in forests. It is in...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2015 45:22
Published on: 12 November 2015
Research article
The oomycete Phytophthora kernoviae is known from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, where it is considered to be a recent invader, from Chile where it was only discovered in 2014, and New Zealand wh...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2015 45:23
Published on: 12 November 2015
Letter to the Editor
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2015 45:21
Published on: 11 November 2015
Research article
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2015 45:20
Published on: 2 November 2015
Research article
Logging damage to residual trees during selection cutting may lead to serious economic losses in terms of both timber quality and diameter growth reduction. In this study, we investigated the effect of logging...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2015 45:19
Published on: 29 October 2015
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Many studies have been carried out to quantify the wood properties of radiata pine, but few have explicitly looked at quantifying radiata pine bark. Bark is of increasing interest for many reasons, e.g. energy...
New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 2015 45:18
Published on: 7 October 2015
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