Incidence of decay in creosote-treated Scots pine poles in Ireland

J Cappellazzi; K Maguire; R Nelson; Jeffrey J Morrell

doi:10.1515/hf-2018-0059

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Incidence of decay in creosote-treated Scots pine poles in Ireland

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Incidence of decay in creosote-treated Scots pine poles in Ireland

J Cappellazzi, K Maguire, R Nelson and Jeffrey J Morrell

Holzforschung, Vol.72(12), pp.1079-1086

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hf-2018-0059

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Abstract

air-seasoning

Neolentinus lepideus

Phlebiopsis gigantean

Pinus sylvestris

pretreatment decay

Scots pine

Sistotrema brinkmannii

utility poles

Air-seasoning is a simple method for moisture management in utility poles prior to treatment, but it involves the risk of fungal invasion during drying. These fungi can be eliminated by heat treatment, but fungi surviving in the installed poles are a quality problem. In this context, the incidence of decay fungi was investigated in 963 creosote-treated Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) poles of varying ages in a utility system in Ireland. Thirty-seven percent of increment cores removed from the poles contained at least one viable basidiomycete. There was no relationship between pole age or distance above the groundline and fungal isolations. Phlebiopsis gigantea, a white rot fungus, was the most common isolate followed by Neolentinus lepideus and Sistotrema brinkmannii. The results highlight the importance of including a sterilizing process during treatment and maintaining quality controls when purchasing large numbers of poles.

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Title: Incidence of decay in creosote-treated Scots pine poles in Ireland
Authors: J Cappellazzi (Author) - Oregon State University, United States
K Maguire (Author) - ESB Networks, Ireland
R Nelson (Author) - ODM International, United States
Jeffrey J Morrell (Author) - Oregon State University, United States
Publication details: Holzforschung, Vol.72(12), pp.1079-1086
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2018-0059
ISSN: 0018-3830
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451231102621
Output Type: Journal article

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