Francis Wilson Owusu

Forest Resources Technology

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Research Summary

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The researcher's work integrates remote sensing technologies, including LiDAR applications, to study wood properties and degradation across diverse ecosystems. Focusing on sustainable wood products from African forests, they apply techniques like information theory to assess wood treatment characteristics and evaluate energy and environmental impacts, aiming to develop sustainable agricultural and food production solutions.

Research Themes

All (19 Papers)

Physical Sciences (13 Papers)

Life Sciences (6 Papers)

All Papers

Sustainable charcoal production drive in rural communities in Ghana, West Africa(2022)

Ecological adhesive based on cassava starch: a sustainable alternative to replace urea-formaldehyde (UF) in particleboard manufacture(2024)

Natural durability of Eucalyptus species harvested as electricity transmission poles in two different ecological zones of Ghana(2024)

Planing and Turning Characteristics of Gmelina arborea Grown in Two Ecological Zones in Ghana(2018)

Machining characteristics of khaya senegalensis and anogeisus leiocarpus(2011)

Assessing tree-level lumber value in smallholder plantations in Ghana using the modified Taungya system(2024)

TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF Memecylon lateriflorum WOOD: A TIMBER SPECIES FROM GHANA(2023)

Assessing the suitability of Ficus sur and Cola gigantea as raw material for pulp and paper production in Ghana.(2012)

Sanding and Shaping Characteristics of Gmelina arborea Grown in Two Ecological Zones in Ghana(2019)

Steam Bending Qualities of Eight Timber Species of Ghana(2011)

Tissue Proportion, Fibre, and Vessel Characteristics of Young Eucalyptus Hybrid Grown as Exotic Hardwood for Wood Utilization(2021)

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PF AND MUF BONDED JUVENILE HYBRID EUCALYPTUS PLYWOODS PRODUCED IN GHANA(2023)

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VARIATIONS ON BENDING STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF HYBRID EUCALYPTUS WOOD IN GHANA(2023)

MECHANICAL STRENGTH CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE LESSER-UTILISED TIMBER SPECIES IN GHANA(2024)

Quality assessment of some timber trees extracted from the afram arm of the Volta lake in Ghana: sawing characteristics(2013)

Utilisation of Savanna Tree Species : Planing Characteristics of Anogeisus leiocarpus (Kane) and Khaya senegalensis (Khaya)(2000)

PROCESSING AND UTILISATION OF TREES ON FARMLANDS AND LOGGING RESIDUES THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES(2011)

FIRST NATIONAL FORESTRY CONFERENCE(2014)

Application of Information Theory to Study Wood Photodegradation(2025)

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