Wood durability of home-garden teak against brown-rot and white-rot fungi

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 654-660

  Bhat, K M ^a   Thulasidas, P K ^a   Maria Florence, E J ^a   Jayaraman, K ^a  

^a KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Decay resistance; Extractive content; Mixed effects model; Tectona grandis; Trees outside forest; Wood colour

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FUNGI;

FOREST PLANTATION; HOME-GARDEN TEAK; WOOD DURABILITY;

WOOD;

FORESTRY; FUNGI; WOOD;

FUNGI; GLOEOPHYLLUM TRABEUM; PHANEROCHAETE; POLYPORUS; TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 27644517222     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-005-0429-0     Document Type: Article

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