THE FORMATION OF WOOD IN FOREST TREES

By MICHAEL DAVIS

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BIOLOGY CYTOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY GROWTH AND SPREADING VEGETATIVE GROWTH REPRODUCTION OF DEUTEROMYCETES SEXUAL REPRODUCTION FRUIT BODY FORMATION PRODUCTION, DISPERSAL AND GERMINATION OF SPORES SEXUALITY IDENTI?CATION TRADITIONAL METHODS MOLECULAR METHODS CLASSI?CATION PHYSIOLOGY NUTRIENTS AIR WOOD MOISTURE CONTENT TEMPERATURE PH VALUE AND ACID PRODUCTION BY FUNGI LIGHT AND FORCE OF GRAVITY RESTRICTIONS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA COMPETITION AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ORGANISMS ANTAGONISMS, SYNERGISMS, AND SUCCESSION MYCORRHIZA AND LICHENS WOOD CELL WALL DEGRADATION ENZYMES AND LOW MOLECULAR AGENTS PECTIN DEGRADATION DEGRADATION OF HEMICELLULOSES CELLULOSE DEGRADATION LIGNIN DEGRADATION DAMAGES BY VIRUSES AND BACTERIA VIRUSES BACTERIA WOOD DISCOLORATION MOLDING BLUE STAIN RED STREAKING PROTECTION WOOD ROT BROWN ROT WHITE ROT SOFT ROT HABITAT OF WOOD FUNGI FUNGAL DAMAGE TO LIVING TREES BARK DISEASES WILT DISEASES TREE WOUNDS AND TREE CARE WOUNDS AND DEFENSE AGAINST DISCOLORATION AND DECAY PRUNING WOUND TREATMENT DETECTION OF TREE AND WOOD DAMAGES TREE ROTS BY MACROFUNGI ARMILLARIA SPECIES HETEROBASIDION ANNOSUM S L STEREUM SANGUINOLENTUM FOMES FOMENTARIUS LAETIPORUS SULPHUREUS MERIPILUS GIGANTEUS PHAEOLUS SCHWEINITZII PHELLINUS PINI PIPTOPORUS BETULINUS 8 3 10 POLYPORUS SQUAMOSUS 8 3 11 SPARASSIS CRISPA DAMAGE TO STORED WOOD AND STRUCTURAL TIMBER OUTDOORS DAEDALEA QUERCINA GLOEOPHYLLUM SPECIES LENTINUS LEPIDEUS PAXILLUS PANUOIDES SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE TRAMETES VERSICOLOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL TIMBER INDOORS GENERAL AND IDENTI?CATION LESSER COMMON BASIDIOMYCETES IN BUILDINGS COMMON HOUSE-ROT FUNGI PREVENTION OF INDOOR DECAY FUNGI AND REFURBISHMENT OF BUILDINGS POSITIVE EFFECTS OF WOOD-INHABITING MICROORGANISMS “MYCO-WOOD” CULTIVATION OF EDIBLE MUSHROOMS BIOLOGICAL PULPING “PALO PODRIDO” AND “MYCO-FODDER” WOOD SACCHARI?CATION AND SULPHITE PULPING GRINDING AND STEAM EXPLOSION RECENT BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND OUTLOOK