Method to test fungal degradation of bamboo and wood using vermiculite as reservoir for moisture and nutrients

Authors

  • Dongsheng Wei University of Hamburg
  • Olaf Schmidt University of Hamburg
  • Walter Liese University of Hamburg

Keywords:

bamboo degradation, vermiculite, moisture content, nutrient addition

Abstract

Proposed is a method to investigate degradation of lignocelluloses by pure cultures of basidiomycetes using preserving jars with vermiculite as reservoir for water and nutrients. Bamboo samples of Gigantochloa atroviolacea and Phyllostachys pubescens and wood samples of Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris were inoculated with the brown-rot fungus Coniophora puteana and the white-rot fungus Schizophyllum commune. The fungi were cultured on vermiculite containing different amounts of tap water or malt extract solution. Mass loss of the bamboos after 32 weeks was low and did not show a remarkable influence of moisture content and nutrient addition. However, considerable degradation of Pinus sylvestris sapwood occurred by C. puteana whereby moisture and nutrients influenced aggressiveness.

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Author Biographies

Dongsheng Wei, University of Hamburg

Section Wood Biology, Centre for Wood Science, University of Hamburg, Leuschnerstrasse 91d, 21031 Hamburg, Germany

Olaf Schmidt, University of Hamburg

Section Wood Biology, Centre for Wood Science, University of Hamburg, Leuschnerstrasse 91d, 21031 Hamburg, Germany

Walter Liese, University of Hamburg

Section Wood Biology, Centre for Wood Science, University of Hamburg, Leuschnerstrasse 91d, 21031 Hamburg, Germany

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How to Cite

Wei, D., Schmidt, O., & Liese, W. (2014). Method to test fungal degradation of bamboo and wood using vermiculite as reservoir for moisture and nutrients. Maderas-Cienc Tecnol, 15(3), 349–356. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/1299

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2013)

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