This volume comprises the papers presented at the Session on Wood Products Pathology during the 2nd International Congress on Plant Pathology on 10th - 12th September 1973 in Minneapolis/USA. The topics were dealt with under four heads, viz. Interaction of Microorganisms during Wood Decay, Bacterial Degradation of Wood, Decay of Resistant Wood and Enzymatic Mechanisms of Deterioration Process, followed by a Discussion Session on Extension: an obli gation of all Wood Products Pathologists . Thanks to the cooperation of the authors all the papers could be compiled in this volume. The conference gave an unique possibility to discuss in depth the principles of wood decay by microorganisms from the various angles. The chapters give detailed information on the current progress and problems in wood products pathology. They are therefore collected together in this volume so that people interested in this field will have immediate access to the material and ideas presented. The topic of this Session, the degradation of wood by fungi and bacteria, has become more and more important during the last years. Wood is the only renewable natural resource and raw material of man so that it must be preserved against unwanted deterioration. On the other hand, its natural decomposition does not lead to any harmful products but only to carbondioxide and water. Both aspects have been dealt with in this volume. Hamburg, March 1975 Walter Liese Contributors A.F.BRAVERY, Building Research Establishment, Princes Risborough Laboratory, Princes Risborough, U.K.
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978-3-642-85778-2 (9783642857782)
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10.1007/978-3-642-85778-2
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Symposium I: Interaction of Microorganisms during Wood Decay.- 1. Biology of Decay and Wood Quality.- 2. Colonization of Wood by Fungi.- 3. Colonization of Wood by Soft-Rot Fungi.- 4. Succession of Microorganism during Wood Decay.- 5. Antagonistic and Synergistic Effects for Biological Control of Decay.- Symposium II: Bacterial Degradation of Wood.- 6. Bacteria associated with Wood in Ground Contact.- 7. Micromorphology of Bacterial Attack.- 8. Economic Aspects of Bacteria in Wood.- Symposium III: Decay of Resistant Wood.- 9. Natural Decay Resistance of Wood.- 10. Decay of Chemically Treated Wood.- 11. Micromorphology of Decay in Preservative Treated Wood.- Symposium IV: The Enzymatic Mechanisms of Deterioration Processes.- 12. Enzymic Mechanisms of Cellulose Degradation Caused by the Rot Fungus Sporotrichum Pulverulentum.- 13. Chemistry of Lignin Degradation by Wood-Destroying Fungi.- 14. Polysaccharases and the Hydrolysis of Insoluble Substrates.- 15. Extension: an Obligation of all Wood-Products Pathologists to Society.- 16. A Partial List of Extension Publications on Recognition, Prevention and Control of Fungal Attack of Wood Products.
