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Wood Material Science & Engineering Volume 7, 2012 - Issue 4
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Resistance of Pinus leucodermis heartwood and sapwood against the brown-rot fungus Coniophora puteana

Stergios Adamopoulos Department of Forestry and Management of Natural Environment, Technological Educational Institute of Larissa, Karditsa, Greece; Wood Biology and Wood Products, Burckhardt Institute, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antje Gellerich Wood Biology and Wood Products, Burckhardt Institute, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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George Mantanis Department of Wood & Furniture Design and Technology, Technological Educational Institute of Larissa, Karditsa, Greece
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Tatiana Kalaitzi School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Holger Militz Wood Biology and Wood Products, Burckhardt Institute, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
Pages 242-244 | Received 13 Dec 2011, Accepted 30 Mar 2012, Published online: 21 Aug 2012
 
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Abstract

This study assessed the decay resistance of Pinus leucodermis wood to the brown-rot fungus Coniophora puteana. Based upon the median weight losses of 30.65% for heartwood and of 34.68% for sapwood obtained in the biological tests, both the heartwood and sapwood material examined was classified as not durable (durability class 5) according to the CEN/TS 15083-1 classification. Total extractives were low, 3.93% in heartwood and 1.00% in sapwood, while lignin content was 22.60% and 25.41% in heartwood and sapwood, respectively. It is highly recommended to use protective treatments before using P. leucodermis wood in outdoor conditions.

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