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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Studies that successfully predicted the density of solid wood based on NIR spectra from different species, sample size, wood surface and MC range

From: Predicting oven-dry density of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) using near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and its effect on performance of wood moisture meter

Density

Species

Sample

Wood surface

MC range

Reference

BD

Picea abies

Disk

Tr

89–211 %

[7]

AD

Picea abies

Small block

Tr

<30 %

[4]

AD

Eucalyptus delegatensis

Strip

R

Around 12 %

[5]

OD

Larix decidua

Small block

R

12.3 ± 0.3 %

[8]

AD

56 species from around the world

Strip

R or T

Around 12 %

[9]

AD

Pinus radiata

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[10]

AD

Pinus palustris

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[6]

AD

Pinus radiata

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[11]

AD

Pinus taeda

Small block

R, Tr

Around 7 %, 100–154 %

[12]

AD

Pinus taeda

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[13]

AD

Pinus taeda

Small block

R, T

100–154 %

[14]

AD

Pinus taeda

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[15]

AD

Pinus taeda

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[16]

SG

Pinus taeda

Small block

R, Tr

12 %

[17]

AD

Pinus densiflora, Zelkova serrata

Small block

R

12 % on average

[18]

AD

Pinus palustris

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[19]

AD

Eucalyptus nitens

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[20]

AD

Pinus taeda

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[21]

AD

Larix gmelinii Larix kaempferi

Small block

R

13.1 % on average

[22]

BD

Quercus spp.

Small block

R, T, Tr

68–100 %

[23]

SG

Pinus taeda

Increment core

R

Green state, air-dried state

[24]

AD, BD

Pinus taeda

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[25]

AD

Larix gmelinii, Larix kaempferi

Lumber

T

13.1 % on average

[26]

BD

Eucalyptus urophylla

Small block

R, T, Tr

12 %

[27]

SG

Pinus taeda

Strip, log

R for strip, Tr for log

100–154 % for strip, 70–200 % for log

[28]

AD

Pinus taeda

Strip

R

Air-dried state

[29]

BD

Eucalyptus nitens

Increment core

Green state

[30]

AD

Larix kaempferi

Lumber

T

8.6–9.5 %

[31]

AD

Larix kaempferi

Lumber

T

10.6 % on average

[32]

AD

Abies balsamea, Picea mariana

Stick

R

Green state, air-dried state

[33]

SG

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Small block

R, T

7–16 %

[34]

AD

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Strip

Air-dried state

[35]

AD

Pinus pinaster Aiton, Larix × eurolepis

Strip

T

Air-dried state

[36]

  1. AD air-dry density, BD basic density, SG specific gravity (the ratio of oven-dry mass per moist volume to the density of water), OD oven-dry density, Tr transverse surface, R radial surface, T tangential surface