Patterns of fungal attack in wood-plastic composites following exposure in a soil block test

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 340-345

  Mankowski, Mark ^a   Morrell, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown rot fungus; Fungal hyphae; High density polyethylene (HDPE); Voids; White rot fungus; Wood plastic composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001754972     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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