Feasibility of using red pigment producing fungi to stain wood for decorative applications

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1722-1728

  Robinson, Sara C ^a   Tudor, Daniela ^a   Cooper, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; BLUE PIGMENT; FUSARIUM SPECIES; INCUBATION PERIODS; INCUBATION TIME; RED PIGMENTS; SUGAR MAPLE; WOOD SAMPLES; WOOD SURFACES;

FUNGI; SUGARS;

WOOD;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNGUS; INOCULATION; PIGMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SUBSTRATE; WOOD;

DECORATION; FEASIBILITY; FUNGI; PIGMENT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SUGARS; WOOD;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ARTHROGRAPHIS CUBOIDEA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM;

EID: 80051754891     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x11-072     Document Type: Article

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