Fungi Flashcards
1
Q
What is brown rot?
A
Breaks down cellulose, leaving behind brown lignin, often in cubical form
2
Q
What is white rot?
A
Breaks down lignin, leaving behind white fibrous material
3
Q
What is soft rot?
A
Breaks down cellulose and causes cavitation in cell walls, leaching spongy remains
4
Q
Invasive decay detection?
A
Decay detecting drill, increment borer, resistograph.
5
Q
Non invasive decay detection?
A
Sonic tomography, sound hammer
6
Q
Control methods, safety measures after detecting decay?
A
Warning signs, physical barriers, removal of targets, pruning and felling, restraint and support systems.
7
Q
Colonisation strategies of fungus?
A
Heart rot, active pathogenesis, specialised opportunism (sapwood intact), unspecialised opportunism (sapwood exposed)
