Accuracy of the Rotfinder instrument in detecting decay on Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1378-1386

  Oliva, Jonàs ^a   Romeralo, Carmen ^b   Stenlid, Jan ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heterobasidion annosum; Non destructive method; Reaction zone; Stem rot

Indexed keywords

BREAST HEIGHT; CLASSIFIED TREE; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; FALSE NEGATIVES; FALSE POSITIVE; HETEROBASIDION ANNOSUM; INCREMENT CORE; NON DESTRUCTIVE; NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHOD; NORWAY SPRUCE; ON-RESISTANCE; REACTION ZONES; STANDARD METHOD; STANDING TREE; STEM ROT; TRUE POSITIVE;

FORESTRY; MOISTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; MOISTURE CONTENT; SODIUM; STAND STRUCTURE;

DECAY; EXTRACTIVES; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; PICEA ABIES; PLANTS; STEMS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

NORWAY;

HETEROBASIDION ANNOSUM; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 80051820921     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.06.033     Document Type: Article

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