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100			_aAnanthapadmanabha H S
245		0	_aDifferential natural decay resistance of Hevea brasiliensis(Rubber wood)
260			_bRubber Board Bulletin _c1990
300			_a20-21
520			_aWood of the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex Adr. de Juss.) Muell. Arg., has, of late, assumed considerable importance as a raw material suitable in industrial field. It is known that the wood is highly susceptible to sap stain fungi and insects. Our knowledge of the resistance of wood against decay fungi is meagre. A study was made to understand its durability and behaviour against seven decay fungi- Lanzites trabea, Fomes annosus, Chaetomium globosum, Ceratocystis ulmi, Polyporus meliae, P. versicolor and P. hirsutus. Results indicated that (a) the resistance of rubber wood against different fungi was was relatively different, and (b) rubber wood has least natural resistance to attack by some of the common tropical decay fungi.
650			_aRubberwood
700			_aNagaveni H C
700			_aSrinivasan V V
942			_cBO
999			_c48190 _d48190