2013 Volume 54 Issue 2 Article ID: jjom.H24-14
Inhibitory effects of charcoal particle-immobilized Trichoderma spp. (ANCT-05013 and ANCT-05103) on wood degradation by five basidiomycetes (Fomitopsis palustris, Trametes versicolor, and three other wood-decaying fungi) were examined. Furthermore, Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica) blocks were exposed to Trichoderma spp. at 25°C for 12 weeks to measure the mass loss and compressive strength. The immobilized Trichoderma sp. ANCT-05103 showed superior inhibition effects at the same level as ANCT-05013 for all the basidiomycetes. ANCT-05103, however, did not produce a significant strength decrease in the blocks in comparison with ANCT-05013.
