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The natural durability against basidiomycetes fungi and the insect Trichoferus holosericeus Rossi of clones Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus x trabutii coming from an Italian plantation is investigated in this work. The raw material originates from a nine-year old multiclonal plantation located near Battipaglia (SA), Southern Italy. Four clones with better results both in terms of growth rate and resistance to biotic diseases were selected for natural durability tests. The tests were performed in accordance to EN 350-1. The results obtained with fungal tests are promising and encourage further investigations in field tests for clones such as 7 and 329 and for E. x trabutii. All the tested clones are resistant to Trichoferus holosericeus Rossi.
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In dieser Studie wird die natürliche Dauerhaftigkeit von Eucalyptus grandis und Eucalyptus x trabutii Klonen aus italienischen Plantagen gegen Basidiomyceten und dem Insekt Trochoferus holosericeus Rossi untersucht. Die Proben stammen aus einer neun Jahre alten Plantage mit verschiedenen Klonen in der Nähe von Battipaglia (SA) in Süditalien. Vier Klone mit höherer Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit und besserer Resistenz gegen biotische Krankheiten wurden für die Prüfung der natürlichen Dauerhaftigkeit ausgewählt und gemäß EN 350-1 geprüft. Die Pilzversuche ergaben viel versprechende Ergebnisse, die Grund zu Freilandversuchen an den E. grandis Klonen 7 und 329 sowie E. x trabutii geben. Alle untersuchten Klone erwiesen sich als resistent gegen Trichoferus holosericeus.
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Palanti, S., Susco, D. & Feci, E. Natural durability of eucalypt from Italian plantations against fungi and cerambicid Trichoferus holosericeus Rossi . Eur. J. Wood Prod. 68, 59–62 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-009-0348-7
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