Modelling the time factor in the development of mould fungi - The effect of critical humidity and temperature conditions on pine and spruce sapwood

Holzforschung

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 6-14

  Viitanen, Hannu A ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Critical humidity; Critical temperature; Modelling time factor; Mould fungi; Pine sapwood; Spruce sapwood; Time factor

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PICEA;

EID: 0002148065     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hfsg.1997.51.1.6     Document Type: Article

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