Modified wood materials have improved resistance against wood decaying fungi. In contrast to traditional treatments, where the durability is achieved from the toxicity of the added chemicals, very little is …
Stilbenes, phenolic compounds rich in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) heartwood, have strong fungicidal properties. We studied the effect of stilbene extract as an impregnant for Scots pine sapwood in …
The process of brown-rot degradation includes a non-enzymatic part, the chelator mediated Fenton degradation, followed by enzymatic action. The fungus induces the production of hydroxyl radicals inside the wood cell …
Since brown rot fungi prefer conifers it is the most important wood decaying group in the boreal forest belt (Zabel and Morrell 1992, Goodell 2003, Vanden Wymelenberg et al. 2010). …
