Measuring the decay resistance of Scots pine heartwood indirectly by the Folin-Ciocalteu assay

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1797-1804

  Harju, Anni M ^a   Venäläinen, Martti ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIMBER;

FOLIN-CIOCALTEU ASSAY; TANNIC ACID EQUIVALENTS (TAE); TOTAL PHENOLICS CONCENTRATIONS;

FORESTRY;

BIOASSAY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGUS; IN SITU TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL TESTS; DECAY RESISTANCE; FORESTRY; HEART WOOD; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONIOPHORA PUTEANA; FUNGI; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 33748900583     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-074     Document Type: Article

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