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Francis Wilson Owusu
19 Publications9 Research Themes11 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus
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.
Key Research Themes (9)
Life Sciences
African Botany and Ecology Studies
Life Sciences
Agricultural and Food Sciences
Life Sciences
Bamboo properties and applications
Life Sciences
Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
Physical Sciences
Energy and Environment Impacts
Physical Sciences
Forest ecology and management
Physical Sciences
Lignin and Wood Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
Physical Sciences
Wood Treatment and Properties
Publications (19)
Application of Information Theory to Study Wood Photodegradation
Open AccessAssessing tree-level lumber value in smallholder plantations in Ghana using the modified Taungya system
Open AccessMECHANICAL STRENGTH CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE LESSER-UTILISED TIMBER SPECIES IN GHANA
Open AccessNatural durability of Eucalyptus species harvested as electricity transmission poles in two different ecological zones of Ghana
Open AccessEcological adhesive based on cassava starch: a sustainable alternative to replace urea-formaldehyde (UF) in particleboard manufacture
Open AccessEFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VARIATIONS ON BENDING STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF HYBRID EUCALYPTUS WOOD IN GHANA
Open AccessTECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF Memecylon lateriflorum WOOD: A TIMBER SPECIES FROM GHANA
Open AccessMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PF AND MUF BONDED JUVENILE HYBRID EUCALYPTUS PLYWOODS PRODUCED IN GHANA
Open AccessSustainable charcoal production drive in rural communities in Ghana, West Africa
Tissue Proportion, Fibre, and Vessel Characteristics of Young Eucalyptus Hybrid Grown as Exotic Hardwood for Wood Utilization
Open AccessSanding and Shaping Characteristics of Gmelina arborea Grown in Two Ecological Zones in Ghana
Open AccessPlaning and Turning Characteristics of Gmelina arborea Grown in Two Ecological Zones in Ghana
Open AccessFIRST NATIONAL FORESTRY CONFERENCE
2014Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
Quality assessment of some timber trees extracted from the afram arm of the Volta lake in Ghana: sawing characteristics
2013African Botany and Ecology Studies
Assessing the suitability of Ficus sur and Cola gigantea as raw material for pulp and paper production in Ghana.
2012Bamboo properties and applications
Steam Bending Qualities of Eight Timber Species of Ghana
2011Wood Treatment and Properties
Machining characteristics of khaya senegalensis and anogeisus leiocarpus
2011Forest ecology and management
PROCESSING AND UTILISATION OF TREES ON FARMLANDS AND LOGGING RESIDUES THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES
2011African Botany and Ecology Studies
Utilisation of Savanna Tree Species : Planing Characteristics of Anogeisus leiocarpus (Kane) and Khaya senegalensis (Khaya)
2000African Botany and Ecology Studies
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Forest Resources Technology
Total Publications19
Research Themes9
Open Access Papers11
Department of Forest Resources Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology