Initial pit borders in Pinus radiata are resistant to degradation by soft rot fungi and erosion bacteria but not tunnelling bacteria

Holzforschung

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-18

  Singh, Adya P ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Erosion bacteria; Initial pit borders; Pinus radiata wood; Soft rot fungi; Tunnelling bacteria; Wood degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002916757     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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