Press Releases

10/10/2007 - Ensis scientist wins Fellowship Ensis Genetics scientist, Dr Harry Wu was awarded a 2008 Denis Cullity Fellowships to further his knowledge and expertise overseas next year.

10/10/2007 - Report on tree water use Ensis has released a comprehensive report, titled ‘Tree Water Use in Forestry Compared to other Dry-Land Agricultural Crops in the Victorian Context’.

17/09/2007 - Remote sensing technologies an everyday reality Remote sensing is set to become an everyday tool for forest managers following recent successful trials of new remote sensing technologies commissioned by Ensis.

17/09/2007 - CSIRO and Scion recommit to Ensis Australia’s CSIRO and New Zealand Crown Research Institute Scion have confirmed their commitment to continue their science collaboration, developed through their joint venture Ensis, in the forest and forest industries research domain. Ensis has been in operation since 2004.

13/09/2007 - Forest conference aims to boost competitiveness Forestry logistics and distribution specialists, scientists, policy makers and industry representatives will meet in Melbourne 13 - 14 Sep 2007 to discuss how to improve the industry's global competitiveness.

10/09/2007 - Eucalypt strength gene discovered Australian researchers have discovered a gene for wood strength in Eucalyptus trees.

7/09/2007 - Computer model helps foresters boost wood yields Applying fertiliser to radiata pine forests have been used to create a computer model that helps forest managers increase both the yield and profitability of wood production.

31/08/2007 - Trees please for APEC partners Australian scientists are training foresters in neighbouring APEC countries to use the Australian Greenhouse Office’s National Carbon Accounting Toolbox (NCAT) to assess carbon sequestration in native and plantation forests.

9/08/2007 - Revolutionary wood analysis technology goes global Ensis’ award winning SilviScan® technology has been installed at a leading Canadian research and technology institute in Quebec City to deliver state-of-the-art wood and fibre analysis on a global scale.

12/07/2007 - Waist high in wood waste An Ensis collaborating turning one person’s trash into another person’s treasure.

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