Fungi inhabiting southern pine utility poles during manufacture

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-59

  Anagnost, Susan E ^a,d   Zhou, Shuang ^a   Yeo, Hwanmyeong ^b   Wang, Chun J K ^a   Smith, William B ^a,d   Roberts, David M ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c New York State Electric and Gas Corporation   (United States)

^d FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE (CCA); KILN-DRYING; SOUTHERN PINE UTILITY POLES;

KILNS; MOISTURE;

FUNGI;

FUNGI; KILNS; MOISTURE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 32544441229     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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