Development of physical property prediction models for polypropylene composites with optimizing random forest hyperparameters

C Joo, H Park, J Lim, H Cho… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The physical properties required in polypropylene composites (PPCs) vary depending on
the purpose of use. In the manufacturing of PPCs, it is crucial to determine the types and …

Prediction of the severity of Dothistroma needle blight in radiata pine using plant based traits and narrow band indices derived from UAV hyperspectral imagery

MS Watt, T Poblete, D de Silva, HJC Estarija… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dothistroma needle blight, caused by the fungi Dothistroma septosporum and D. pini is
globally one of the most damaging diseases of pine species. Infection from the pathogen …

The potential global distribution of an emerging forest pathogen, Lecanosticta acicola, under a changing climate

N Ogris, R Drenkhan, P Vahalík, T Cech… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Brown spot needle blight (BSNB), caused by Lecanosticta acicola (Thüm.) Syd., is an
emerging forest disease of Pinus species originating from North America and introduced to …

Early Prediction of Regional Red Needle Cast Outbreaks Using Climatic Data Trends and Satellite-Derived Observations

MS Watt, A Holdaway, P Watt, GD Pearse, ME Palmer… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Red needle cast (RNC), mainly caused by Phytophthora pluvialis, is a very damaging
disease of the widely grown species radiata pine within New Zealand. Using a combination …

[HTML][HTML] Financial comparison of afforestation using redwood and radiata pine under carbon regimes within New Zealand

MS Watt, MO Kimberley, BSC Steer… - Trees, Forests and People, 2023 - Elsevier
The accurate regional characterisation of the quantity and value of carbon for key plantation
species is important for both forest owners and governments. New Zealand is committed to …

Comparing volume productivity of redwood and radiata pine plantations in New Zealand

MS Watt, MO Kimberley, S Rapley, R Webster - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is a productive conifer that has considerable
potential as a plantation species within New Zealand where radiata pine (Pinus radiata) …

Financial Comparison of Afforestation Using Redwood and Radiata Pine within New Zealand for Regimes That Derive Value from Timber and Carbon

MS Watt, MO Kimberley - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carbon sequestration has become an important source of supplementary revenue from
forest plantations. Although there are many financial comparisons of species based on …

Multi-scale remote sensing-based landscape epidemiology of the spread of rapid 'Ōhiʻa Death in Hawaiʻi

NR Vaughn, RF Hughes, GP Asner - Forest Ecology and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Fungal pathogens of the genus Ceratocystis recently introduced to the Island of Hawaiʻi
have killed hundreds of thousands of native 'Ōhiʻa trees, an ecologically and culturally …

Patterns of Dothistroma septosporum conidial dispersal in Colombian Pinus tecunumanii plantations

GM Granados, CA Rodas, M Vivas… - Forest …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dothistroma needle blight (DNB) caused by Dothistroma septosporum is one of the most
important needle diseases of Pinus spp., especially in Southern Hemisphere plantations. In …