Predictions of wood density and module of elasticity of balsam fir ( Abies balsamea) and black spruce ( Picea mariana) from near infrared spectral analyses

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: Xu, Qinghua, Qin, Menghua, Ni, Yonghao, Defo, Maurice, Dalpke, Barbara, Sherson, Gail
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2011
• Subjects: Canada; Moe; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x10-215; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/X10-215; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/X10-215

The predictions of properties for wood disc average are seldom reported, and they are important for sorting out logs based on their quality. The minimum near infrared (NIR) spectra required to predict wood disc average properties would also be of critical importance. In this study, calibration and p...