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A NIR machine for moisture content measurements of forest biomass in frozen and unfrozen conditions

Lars FridhSkogforsk, The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sylvain VolpéFPInnovations Fibre supply Research Group, Pointe-Claire, Canada
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Lars EliassonSkogforsk, The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 42-46 | Received 17 Aug 2016, Accepted 02 Dec 2016, Published online: 07 Mar 2017

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