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SAP ROT [4 records]

Record 1 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A special type of rot, developing under very wet conditions ... in the outer wood layers, caused by cellulose-destroying microfungi, e.g. chaetomium ssp. that attack the secondary cell walls and not the intercellular layer.

OBS

soft sap rot : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Altération caractérisée par un ramollissement superficiel du bois qui acquiert une teinte grisâtre et présente souvent, en outre, un fendillement dans les directions longitudinale et transversale.

OBS

pourriture molle : terme normalisé par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR; ramollissement : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Forestry Operations
  • Silviculture
DEF

Any rot characteristically confined to the sapwood, e.g. of Lenzites saepiaria or Polyporus versicolor.

OBS

sap rot : term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association(CSA) and by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Carie qui se loge dans l'aubier, telle que dans les espèces henzites saepiaria ou Polyporus versicolor.

OBS

pourriture de l'aubier : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

Sap rot which approximates in hardness to the surrounding wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Parties de l'aubier, atteintes par la pourriture, dont la dureté du bois est pareille à celle du bois environnant.

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

Sap rot with a reduced hardness of the wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Parties de l'aubier, atteintes par la pourriture qui se caractérisent par l'affaiblissement de la dureté du bois.

Spanish

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