Decay associated with borer wounds in living oaks

Frederick H. Berry

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Decay associated with borer wounds in living oaks

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Frederick H. Berry

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-268. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Wood-borer wounds serve as entry courts for decay fungi in oak species in the central hardwood region. Thirteen species of fungi were isolated from decayed areas surrounding borer galleries. Polyporus compactus was the most frequently isolated fungus, accounting for about 1/3 of the total decay volume caused by identified fungi.

Citation

Berry, Frederick H. 1978. Decay associated with borer wounds in living oaks. Research Note NE-268. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p.