Laboratory Investigations of Mold Growth on Transverse and Longitudinal Wood Surfaces

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21110%2F23%3A00362353" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21110/23:00362353 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/68407700:21720/23:00362353
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010228" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010228</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13010228" target="_blank" >10.3390/app13010228</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Laboratory Investigations of Mold Growth on Transverse and Longitudinal Wood Surfaces
Original language description
The possible influence of anatomical sections of wood on mold growth was investigated by means of a laboratory experiment. The selected fungi, Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., and Alternaria sp. were inoculated by spraying on the surface of wood specimens prepared from pine (Pinus sylvestris) and spruce (Picea abies). The incubation was carried out under stable environmental conditions (temperature of 22 °C, relative humidity of 75, 87, and 95%) over three months. Mold growth was evaluated based on regular microscopic and macroscopic observations. The recorded mold coverage fractions and the qualitative indicators of mold development were later expressed by a dimensionless mold index. The differences in mold growth in the anatomical sections of wood were found to be relatively insignificant. In contrast, comparison of measured data with other experimental studies showed large differences, especially in the initial growth phase. The discrepancy is probably related to differences among the experimental protocols. It is concluded that laboratory mold growth studies would be improved if a common standardized methodology was developed and followed.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20101 - Civil engineering

Project
<a href="/en/project/GA20-12941S" target="_blank" >GA20-12941S: Fungal growth on surface layer of solid wood under varying boundary conditions</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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