Mill trial confirms control of lumber graystain and sticker shadow after fumigation of southern hardwood logs with methyl bromide

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 50-52

  Schmidt, Elmer L ^a,c   Amburgey, Terry L ^b,c   Kitchens, Shane C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

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