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Development of Fungal Sapstain in Logs of Japanese Red Pine and Korean Pine  

Kim, Gyu-Hyeok (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Kim, Jae-Jin (Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia)
Ra, Jong-Bum (Department of Forest Products Engineering, Chinju National University)
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Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.30, no.2, 2002 , pp. 128-133 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the influence of storage time on the sapstain development of Japanese red pine and Korean pine logs during storage in log yard, and their stain characteristics. Japanese red pine and Korean pine trees were harvested and cut into logs in mid January of 2001. These logs were transported to the two local sawmills where they were closely stacked in remote parts of log yard. The logs were then sampled destructively by cutting seven to nine 3-cm long discs along the length of each log at intervals of 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 month after felling. The stain coverage and maximal radial penetration of stain were measured from the discs of the sampled logs after the isolation of causal staining fungi. The sapstain was primarily infested by the attack of bark beetles and the species of bark beetle was identified as Tomicus piniperda. The main fungal species isolated from stained wood was Ophiostoma species. Based on the present study, the logs could be stored in log yard until May without stain; but stain development was rapid after May and the severity of stain increased proportionally with storage time. Korean pine was more susceptible to fungal stain than Japanese red pine. During summer storage, decay started to develop in logs and the main species were identified as Tyromyces sp. and Schizophyllum commune. Information provided in this paper would be very useful to develop more effective control strategies for sapstain prevention in Japanese red pine and Korean pine logs.
Keywords
sapstain; Japanese red pine; Korean pine; log storage; Ophiostomatoid fungi; bark beetle;
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