Instant Insights

Chapter 1 - Developing forestry products: timber: David Nicholls, USDA Forest Service, USA;

1 Introduction

2 The role of solid wood in the emerging bioeconomy

3 Sustainable timber products: wood product use and carbon sequestration

4 Innovativeness in new timber-based products and processes

5 Meeting global demands for wood and bio-based products

6 Customization of timber-derived products in an era of globalization

7 Case study: Scandinavian practices in the timber industry and forest sector

8 Future trends

9 Abbreviations

10 Where to look for further information

11 References

Chapter 2 - Agroforestry for hardwood timber production: J. W. 'Jerry' Van Sambeek, formerly of USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Impact of ground cover on tree growth

3 Growing-space requirements

4 Pruning recommendations and practices

5 Log and wood quality

6 Summary

7 Future trends in research

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Chapter 3 - New types of products from tropical wood: Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia;

1 Introduction

2 Tropical forest wood products

3 Plantation forest resources

4 Non-wood forest products: bamboo and rattan

5 Plantation timber product development and wood species

6 Plantation biomass and waste: oil palm and kenaf

7 Plantation biomass and waste: sugarcane and rice

8 Developments in wood products

9 Biomass energy and co-generation

10 Wood-based biofuels

11 Conclusions

12 Where to look for further information

13 References

Chapter 4 - Emerging technologies to develop new forest products: Tatjana Stevanovic, Laval University, Canada;

1 Introduction

2 Novel uses of cellulose

3 Novel uses of hemicelluloses

4 Novel uses of lignins

5 Polyphenols from bark

6 Future trends and conclusion

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 5 - Agroforestry for the cultivation of nuts: Michael A. Gold, University of Missouri, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Nut-based agroforestry systems

3 Key challenges facing nut-based agroforestry systems

4 Genetic improvement of nut trees

5 Management of temporal and spatial tree and crop interactions

6 Orchard design and management

7 Pest management in nut tree alley cropping

8 Financial decision support tools

9 Policy support

10 Case studies

11 Conclusion and future trends

12 Where to look for further information

13 References