Improving Fungal Decay Resistance of Less Durable Sapwood by Impregnation with Scots Pine Knotwood and Black Locust Heartwood Hydrophilic Extractives with Antifungal or Antioxidant Properties

Improving Fungal Decay Resistance of Less Durable Sapwood by Impregnation with Scots Pine Knotwood and Black Locust Heartwood Hydrophilic Extractives with Antifungal or Antioxidant Properties

Research Highlights: The antifungal assay confirmed that knotwood extractives of Scots pine inhibit the growth of wood decay fungi. Heartwood extracts of black locust were found to be much stronger free radical scavengers than the extracts of Scots pine. The extracts were deposited in the lumina and...

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Main Authors: Viljem Vek, Angela Balzano, Ida Poljanšek, Miha Humar, Primož Oven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>
<i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i>
hydrophilic extractives
wood impregnation
fungal growth inhibition
radical scavenging activity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/9/1024

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