Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Wood Properties and Variability; 1 Optimizing Wood Utilization Based on Whole Tree Inherent Property Maps; Abstract; Introduction; Where We Are Now; Where We Need to Be; How We Get There; Mapping Tree Properties; Evidence of the Value in Mapping Tree Properties; Wood Science App and Data Management; Data Sharing and Reporting; Landscape Wood Property Maps; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Screening Corewood of Pine for Wood Properties; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; References

3 Imaging Spiral Grain in Pinus radiata with X-ray MicrotomographyAbstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Serial Sectioning and Imaging Spiral Grain by Polarised Light Scanning; X-ray Microtomography Imaging of Spiral Grain; Results and Discussion; Imaging Stem Transverse Sections with a Flatbed Scanner; Numeric Analysis and Quantification of Spiral Grain Using MATLAB; X-ray Microtomography and Grain Angle Measurements; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Rapid Measurement of Density of Wood in Progeny Trial of Acacia mangium Willd. Using Resistograph-A Nondestructive Method

AbstractIntroduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Relationship Between Wood Density and Resistance Readings at Various Regions (from Bark to Pith); Correlation Between Family Mean Resistance and Family Mean Wood Density Values; Relationship Between Moisture Content in Green Wood and Resistograph Readings; Conclusion; References; 5 Eliminating Growth-Stresses in Eucalyptus: A Scoping Study with E. bosistoana and E. nitens; Abstract; Introduction; Material and Methodology; Results and Discussion; E. nitens Trial; E. bosistoana Trial; Conclusion; References