Assessment of biodeterioration of rubber wood exposed to field conditions

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-36

  Edwin, Leela ^a   Ashraf, P Muhamed ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Compressive stress; Field studies; FTIR spectroscopy; Hevea; Rubber wood; Specific gravity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RUBBER; SOILS;

FIELD STUDIES; RUBBER WOOD; SOIL CONTACT;

WOOD;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADABILITY; DENSITY; RUBBER; WOOD;

HEVEA; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 31944450936     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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