Why fungal growth is less effective in aspen heartwood than in aspen sapwood

Material und Organismen

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Wang, Zhao ^a   Leone, Robert ^a   Breuil, Colette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen sources; Ergosterol; Nutrient accessibility; Populus tremuloides; Wood extractives; Wood inhabiting fungi

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542635196     PISSN: 00255270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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