Biodeteriorating agents associated with three tropical timber species

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-323

  Apetorgbor, M M ^a   Darkwa, N A ^a   Frimpong, O ^a   Agyeman, V K ^a  

^a FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Biodeteriorating agents; Ghana; Logs; Sapstain; Tropical timber

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; FORESTRY; FUNGI; HARDWOODS; TIMBER;

BIODETERIORATING AGENTS; LIGHT COLORED HARDWOOD SPECIES;

ECOLOGY;

BIODEGRADATION; FUNGUS; TIMBER; WET SEASON; WOOD;

AFRICA;

BOTRYOSPHAERIA RHODINA; CEIBA; CEIBA PENTANDRA; CELTIS; CERATOCYSTIS; CERATOCYSTIS FAGACEARUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PTERYGOTA;

EID: 2942706125     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.02.047     Document Type: Article

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