{"product_id":"instant-insights-david-nicholls-9781801461634","title":"Instant Insights: Developing Forestry Products","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on developing forestry products.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first chapter discusses trade-offs between timber products from plantation forests and the need to protect ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration. It reviews ways of innovating business practices, the use of solid wood, reconstituted products and woody biomass as products. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second chapter explores hardwood tree management within agroforestry systems for the production of veneer and high-quality sawlogs. It reviews how to optimise production in alley cropping, riparian buffers and silvopasture systems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe third chapter assesses the range of non-timber forest products from tropical forests. These include non-wood fiber resources, including bamboo, rattan and agricultural biomass. These can be used to replace traditional wood fibers in both building and non-structural applications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fourth chapter focusses on new processes and applications of forestry products. It discusses cellulose pulp conversion into cellulosic nanomaterials, hydrolysis of hemicelluloses from wood to produce sugars for use in the food industry, as well as extraction of polyphenols from bark for nutraceuticals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe final chapter reviews alley cropping practices to produce overstory nut crops. It discusses genetic improvement of nut trees, orchard design and management as well as pest management in nut tree alley cropping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Nicholls,J. W. 'jerry' Van Sambeek,Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1801461635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801461634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"David Nicholls","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445763911935,"sku":"9781801461634","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e13b8674-a311-44d2-abd8-f3edc27fc56c.jpg?v=1777220494","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/instant-insights-david-nicholls-9781801461634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}