Anto Rimbawanto

TL;DR: It is argued that a new integrated field of forensic timber identification should be a global investment priority, for which the ongoing collection, curation and taxonomic study of appropriate reference material is a critical part.

TL;DR: It was demonstrated that NIR spectroscopy could be used to identify leaf samples that had high 1,8-cineole contents and oil concentrations and has the potential to greatly reduce the time involved in ranking large numbers of samples for these attributes.

TL;DR: A large body of information from disparate and often obscure sources for oil palm, rubber, acacias and eucalypts, tropical plantation crops that face similar types of stem- and root-rot disease problems are collated.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline how scientific methods can be used to verify global timber supply chains and advocate that scientific methods are capable of supporting both enforcement and compliance with respect to timber laws but that work is required to expand the applicability of these methods and provide the certification, policy, and enforcement frameworks needed for effective routine implementation.

TL;DR: Investigation of the effects of pruning on stem form and the incidence of heart rot in an 18-month-old plantation of Acacia mangium in South Sumatra showed that form pruning is likely to have positive benefits on stem straightness and islikely to be effective to any selected pruning height, however a subsequent lift pruned is still considered a requirement.