Reduced hardness as an indicator of susceptibility of timbers to attack by Euophryum confine Broun

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-36

  Green, M ^a   Mansfield Williams, H D ^a   Pitman, A J ^a  

^a Forest Products Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brown rot; Euophryum confine; Hardness; Pinus nigra; White rot

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; FUNGUS ATTACK; MICROHARDNESS; MOISTURE; TIMBER;

WOOD DECAY;

BIODEGRADATION;

BEETLE; BIODEGRADATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; HARDNESS; PEST DAMAGE; WOOD;

COLEOPTERA; CONIOPHORA; CONIOPHORA PUTEANA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUOPHRYUM; EUOPHRYUM CONFINE; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE; PINUS NIGRA; PLEUROTUS; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; SERPULA LACRYMANS;

EID: 0346186276     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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