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October 9, 2025

Rates of Decay by Coniophora puteana And Polyporus tomentosus in Living And Dying White Spruce

Key Points

Coniophora puteana caused significantly faster decay in white spruce than Polyporus tomentosus.
Trees infected by Coniophora puteana exhibited more infections and decay than healthy trees over three years.
No correlation was observed between decay rate and heartwood moisture content in manually tested trees.
Inoculated trees had varied infection rates, and some remained uninfected despite exposure.

Abstract

Abstract The percentage of infection and the rate of decay in inoculated white spruce trees were greater for Coniophora puteana (Schum. ex Fr.) Karst. than for Polyporus tomentosus Fr. No correlation was found between the rate of decay by either fungus and the heartwood moisture content. Coniophora puteana decayed wood significantly faster and caused more infections in trees that died during the 3 year incubation period, than in those that remained alive. C. puteana overran and decayed P. tomentosus inoculum blocks in adjacent inoculations. Some inoculated trees remained uninfected. Heartwood moisture contents were not increased by irrigation but were decreased by severing roots and covering soil around the base of trees with plastic sheeting.

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Whitney et al. (Sat,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e7103b90569dd607ee6bda https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/forestscience/14.2.122

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