Changes in Wood Microstructure Through Progressive Stages of Decay
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Author | : W. Wayne Wilcox |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1968 |
ISBN-10 | : MINN:31951D03001867Y |
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Rating | : 4/5 (7Y Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Changes in Wood Microstructure Through Progressive Stages of Decay by : W. Wayne Wilcox
Book excerpt: The sequence of changes observed microscopically that occurred in wood throughout successive stages of decay was studied in the sapwood of a hardwood, sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.), and of a softwood, southern pine (Pinus sp.). The fungi used were Polyporus versicolor L. ex Fr., a white-rot fungus, and Poria monticola Murr., a brown-rot fungus. Light microscopy, plus the techniques of polarization and ultraviolet-absorption microscopy, was used to make the observations on sections 4 microns thick cut from celloidin-embedded specimens. (Author).