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Unraveling the natural durability of wood : revealing the impact of decay-influencing characteristics other than fungicidal components

(2021) HOLZFORSCHUNG. 75(4). p.368-378
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The effect of fungicidal components in wood has been known for ages, yet there is no method to assess the impact of such components on the durability of a wood species, as compared to other material characteristics that influence decay. In this paper, the importance of fungicidal effects on the natural durability of 10 wood species is assessed in relation to other decay-influencing factors with a new test, the so-called ‘paste test’. By comparing results from this test with the ‘mini-block test’, on both heartwood and leached sapwood, insight is gained into the significance of fungicidal components on the one hand and other material characteristics on the other hand. The durability of species such as Prunus avium was attributed mainly to fungicidal components. For species such as Pterocarpus soyauxii, durability seemed to be an effect of both fungicidal components and moisture-regulating components, while the latter seemed to be of main importance in regulating the decay of Aucoumea klaineana and Entandrophragma cylindricum. Wood-anatomical features, such as the parenchyma content (in case of brown rot fungi) and the vessel-fiber ratio, possibly affect degradation as well. This work shows that fungicidal components are not always of major importance for the durability of a wood species. The authors hereby emphasize the importance of moisture-regulating components and wood anatomy on the durability of wood.
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fungicidal components, heartwood, moisture-regulating components, natural durability, wood anatomy

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De Ligne, Liselotte, et al. “Unraveling the Natural Durability of Wood : Revealing the Impact of Decay-Influencing Characteristics Other than Fungicidal Components.” HOLZFORSCHUNG, vol. 75, no. 4, 2021, pp. 368–78, doi:10.1515/hf-2020-0109.
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De Ligne, L., Van den Bulcke, J., Baetens, J., De Baets, B., WANG, G., De Windt, I., … Van Acker, J. (2021). Unraveling the natural durability of wood : revealing the impact of decay-influencing characteristics other than fungicidal components. HOLZFORSCHUNG, 75(4), 368–378. https://doi.org/10.1515/hf-2020-0109
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De Ligne, Liselotte, Jan Van den Bulcke, Jan Baetens, Bernard De Baets, Gang WANG, Imke De Windt, Hans Beeckman, and Joris Van Acker. 2021. “Unraveling the Natural Durability of Wood : Revealing the Impact of Decay-Influencing Characteristics Other than Fungicidal Components.” HOLZFORSCHUNG 75 (4): 368–78. https://doi.org/10.1515/hf-2020-0109.
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De Ligne, Liselotte, Jan Van den Bulcke, Jan Baetens, Bernard De Baets, Gang WANG, Imke De Windt, Hans Beeckman, and Joris Van Acker. 2021. “Unraveling the Natural Durability of Wood : Revealing the Impact of Decay-Influencing Characteristics Other than Fungicidal Components.” HOLZFORSCHUNG 75 (4): 368–378. doi:10.1515/hf-2020-0109.
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De Ligne L, Van den Bulcke J, Baetens J, De Baets B, WANG G, De Windt I, et al. Unraveling the natural durability of wood : revealing the impact of decay-influencing characteristics other than fungicidal components. HOLZFORSCHUNG. 2021;75(4):368–78.
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L. De Ligne et al., “Unraveling the natural durability of wood : revealing the impact of decay-influencing characteristics other than fungicidal components,” HOLZFORSCHUNG, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 368–378, 2021.
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