Recent Advances in Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood: In-Forest Wood Quality Assessments: 3rd Edition
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 101
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood; wood quality assessment; measuring wood properties; heat treatment for invasive species; structural condition assessment
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: wood quality; quantitative wood anatomy; nondestructive evaluation of wood; biomass utilization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in nondestructive testing technologies have enabled in-forest assessments of wood and fiber properties in standing trees, integrating these evaluations into forest management, resource assessment, harvesting, and wood manufacturing practices. Wood and fiber quality are key determinants of the value of forest resources used for production of structural lumber, engineered wood products (such as glulam, LVL, and CLT), and pulp and paper. By providing rapid, nondestructive evaluation in forest settings, these technologies help retain or add value through improved silvicultural practices, strategic allocation of resources to the high-value applications, and the selection of optimal processing methods.
This Special Issue invites research papers on a broad range of topics related to in-forest wood quality assessment. Areas of interest include the evaluation of wood properties in standing trees, the effects of intensive silviculture and tree breeding on wood quality, and the impacts of wildfire and prescribed fire on wood properties and volume yield. Submissions addressing emerging precision-based nondestructive technologies and wood quality modeling are particularly encouraged, especially those that advance forest management practices, enhance resource evaluation, and support more efficient wood utilization.
Dr. Xiping Wang
Dr. Brunela Pollastrelli Rodrigues
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- forests
- forest management
- genetic improvement
- nondestructive testing and evaluation
- silviculture
- standing trees
- wood and fiber properties
- wood quality
- wood utilization
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