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The Decay Resistance and Hyphae Penetration of Bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii Decayed by White and Brown Rot Fungi
Joint Authors
Sulaiman, Othman
Hamid, Norul Hisham
Mohammad, Azmy
Ahmad Ludin, Norasikin
Source
International Journal of Forestry Research
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The decay resistance and hyphae penetration of bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii decayed by white and brown rot fungi were investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM).
The bamboo grown in natural stand from three different age classes of 0.5, 3.5, and 6.5 years was harvested, oven dried, sterilised, and exposed to agar media containing 4% malt extract and 2% agar technical (no.
3) under laboratory condition for 8 weeks.
The deterioration was expressed as percentage of weight loss, and the decay resistance classes were measured according to ASTM D 2017-81 (1986).
This study found that the percentage weight loss was greatly reduced with the bamboo ageing.
Regardless of age, the G.
scortechinii was classified as highly resistant to decay by white and brown rot fungi.
The scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation showed that the fungi hyphae mostly penetrated into the vessel and proceeded to the pit and parenchyma cells.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamid, Norul Hisham& Sulaiman, Othman& Mohammad, Azmy& Ahmad Ludin, Norasikin. 2012. The Decay Resistance and Hyphae Penetration of Bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii Decayed by White and Brown Rot Fungi. International Journal of Forestry Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamid, Norul Hisham…[et al.]. The Decay Resistance and Hyphae Penetration of Bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii Decayed by White and Brown Rot Fungi. International Journal of Forestry Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamid, Norul Hisham& Sulaiman, Othman& Mohammad, Azmy& Ahmad Ludin, Norasikin. The Decay Resistance and Hyphae Penetration of Bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii Decayed by White and Brown Rot Fungi. International Journal of Forestry Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481816