Publications
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2005
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Peder Gjerdrum Claudio Pollini Lorenzo ValentiSammendrag
Wood is prone to natural decay. Unless properly conserved, sawlog quality will deteriorate due to checks, blue stain, rot wood borers and other causes. Log spraying has proved an efficient method for softwood quality preservation. The method is used both for seasonal storing during spring and summer, and for log preservation, e.g. following storm felling, for periods up to three years. A description of wood quality aspects and environmental impacts as well as practical and technical remedies are given.Most timber quality features will be upheld provided some basic routines are followed. Wood strength seems unaffected. Some discoloration due to tannin diffusion and spots of increased permeability due to bacterial colonies might be experienced. It is suggested that the method might be advantageous for the Italian Alpine forest industry.
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Magnus Karlsson Ari M. Hietala Harald Kvaalen Åke Olson Halvor Solheim Jan Stenlid Carl Gunnar FossdalSammendrag
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This paper describes the use of quantitative real-time PCR for monitoring colonization of birch wood (Betula pubescens) by the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor in an EN113 decay experiment. The wood samples were harvested after 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 weeks of incubation.The mass loss was in the range of 440%. Chitin and ergosterol assays were conducted for comparison. Second-order polynomial fits of the mass loss of decayed wood versus chitin, ergosterol and DNA gave correlations (r2) of 0.87, 0.61 and 0.84, respectively. Compared to the other two assays employed, real-time PCR data correlated best with the relative mass loss of decayed samples 48 weeks after inoculation, while the saturation and decline of DNA-based estimates for fungal colonization 1620 weeks after inoculation indicated that the DNA assay is not suited for quantification purposes in the late stages of decay.The impact of conversion factors, extraction efficiency, inhibitory compounds and background levels in relation to the three detection assays used is discussed.
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Lone Ross Gobakken Mats WestinSammendrag
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Gry AlfredsenSammendrag
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