TY  - JOUR
AU  - Amusant, N.
AU  - Fournier, M.
AU  - Beauchene, J.
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Colour and decay resistance and its relationships in Eperua grandiflora
T2  - Ann. For. Sci.
JO  - Annals of Forest Science
SP  - 806
VL  - 65
IS  - 8
PB  - EDP SCIENCES S A
KW  - natural durability
KW  - colour
KW  - decay resistance
KW  - variability
KW  - heartwood
KW  - tropical wood
N2  - Eperua grandiflora, which is widely distributed in the French Guiana forest region, shows high variability in decay resistance. Further information concerning this wood quality parameter is necessary, but standard testing methods are complex and time-consuming. We assessed the use of colorimetry to determine durability in heartwood samples from a range of trees. Eperua grandiflora colour parameters were measured using a CIELAB system, revealing that the tree effect was greater than the radial position and height effects. The wood samples were exposed to Coriolus versicolor and Antrodia sp. according to two European standards (En 350-1 and XP CEN TS 15083-1). Eperua grandiflora is more susceptible to brown rot. These two standards did not give the same durability classes. The high variation in natural durability was due to the tree effect. These two properties were found to be correlated and the assessment also distinguished the extreme durability classes but they are not sufficient to classify the class of durability of this species.
SN  - 1286-4560
N1  - ISI:000261431600006
ID  - Amusant_etal2008
ER  -