The indispensable product of living spaces, the raw material of high density fiberboard (HDF) based derivative products (laminate flooring derivatives, etc.) are HDF boards. The test values (physical and formaldehyde emission properties) of HDF boards are targeted both physical properties and...

Wood being an organic material can be degraded and destroyed by wood-destroying organisms. For this purpose, many wood preservatives have been developed from the past to the present, and are still being developed. In this study, scots pine samples were impregnated with zinc chloride (ZnCl2), nano...

Asian chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae), is an important pest of Castanea species worldwide. Adults emerge in summer and lay eggs in a few days. Severe infestations may reduce chestnut and timber production. It was first recorded in Europe in 2002 from...

Nitrogen is one of the most important nutrients for plants, and some plants are involved in the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to organic form. These plants are capable of nitrogen fixing by bacteria in their roots and are important in alleviating nitrogen deficiency and improving soil. The...

Due to the difficulties in natural regeneration of black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold) forests, the influences of different stand structural parameters on regeneration success should be well understood. Canopy closure is one of the most commonly used parameters in natural regeneration activities in...

The aim of this study was determine the germination ability and viability of Turkish red pine seeds representing different populations at different altitudes and that are exposure to different heat shock applications with different duration. For this purpose, Turkish red pine seeds which obtained...

Compatible stem taper and volume models were developed for Brutian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.), Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani A. Rich.), and Cilicica fir (Abies cilicica Carr.) in Bucak forest region of Southern Turkey. The proposed models generally performed better for the whole tree for all tree...

In this study, the temporal and spatial amount of aboveground stand carbon was investigated between 1993 to 2015 in the upper watershed of Göksu River located in the Eastern Mediterranean region. For this purpose, the aboveground stand carbon maps were produced by using digital forest stand cover...

The study assessed the competitiveness of Turkey and European Union countries in the trade of forest products. The study covered a period from 2006 to 2016 and focused on three commodity groups with the following harmonized system (HS) codes; HS44: Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal; HS47:...

The values that society attributes to nature and forests are constantly diversified. These values can be in the form of products and services, sometimes only in the form of thought or change. Today, humanity has scientifically discovered the importance of non-use values such as bequest, option and...