Use of gamma radiation to eliminate fungi from wood

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 76-78

  Freitag, C M ^a   Morrell, J J ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; OPHIOSTOMA PICEAE; PENICILLIUM; PHLEBIA SUBSERIALIS; POSTIA PLACENTA;

EID: 3843117579     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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