The Use of Gas-Sensor Arrays in the Detection of Bole and Root Decays in Living Trees: Development of a New Non-invasive Method of Sampling and Analysis

Wood rot is a serious fungal disease of trees. Wood decay fungi penetrate and gain entry into trees through pruning cuts or open wounds using extracellular digestive enzymes to attack all components of the cell wall, leading to the destruction of sapwood which compromises wood strength and stability...

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Main Authors: Manuela BAIETTO, Sofia AQUARO, A. Dan WILSON, Letizia POZZI, Daniele BASSI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IFSA Publishing, S.L. 2015-10-01
Series:Sensors & Transducers
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Online Access:http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/october_2015/Vol_193/P_2748.pdf