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Abstract
The Forest Service's research on decay fungi and decay caused by fungi is done mainly in two research work units at the Forest Products Laboratory. One unit, the Center for Forest Mycology Research, performs biosystematic research on root-rot and products-rot fungi in the genera Armillaria, Phellinus, and Phlebia and maintains the culture collection supporting this research and other research on decay fungi. A second unit, Biodeterioration Research, concentrates on studying the basic mechanism of wood decay.
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Keywords
wood biodeterioration,
decay mechanisms,
fungi,
biosystematics,
nondestructive evaluation,
acoustic emission,
termites,
Australian forests,
cuticular hydrocarbons,
agonistic behavior,
semiochemicals,
tunneling behavior,
foraging behavior,
termiticides,
bait toxicants
Citation
Burdsall Jr., Harold H. 1991. Current Research on Wood Decay in the USDA Forest Service. In: Haverty, Michael I.; Wilcox, W. Wayne, technical coordinators. 1991. Proceedings of the symposium on current research on wood-destroying organisms and future prospects for protecting wood in use; September 13, 1989; Bend, OR. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-128. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 1-3
