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A statistical analysis of the impact of nematode attack symptomatology on the mechanical behaviour of Pinus pinaster Ait. wood

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An appraisal was made about the impact of pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, Nickle) attack symptomatology on the mechanical behaviour of wood from Pinus Pinaster Ait. Two sets of 200 wood specimens were obtained for the study of both mechanical and other physical properties. The specimens, about half of which presented symptoms of nematode, were obtained from a set of 66 wood planks, cut from an equal number of trees, originating from the Setúbal Peninsula (Portugal). Logistic analysis using symptomatology as a binary dependent variable showed adequacy of models containing compression tension to rupture and number of wood rings per unit radial length for the prediction of nematode attack. Analysis of variance revealed that the presence of the disease symptoms was correlated to static bending rupture, modulus of elasticity, work to maximum bending load, and axial compression rupture, causing their decrease at a significance level of 5%.

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The authors acknowledge the support of their respective institutions: A. Rodrigues and H. Oliveira, INRB-IP; M. Casquilho, CCP; and J. Bordado, CBCE-IBB. They also thank the anonymous referees for their helpful comments.

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  1. Instituto Nacional dos Recursos Biológicos Quinta do Marquês, 2780-159, Oeiras, Portugal

    Abel Rodrigues & Hélène Oliveira

  2. Centre for Chemical Processes, Instituto Superior Técnico Ave. Rovisco Pais, IST, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal

    Miguel Casquilho

  3. Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, IBB, Instituto Superior Técnico Ave. Rovisco Pais, IST, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal

    João Bordado

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Rodrigues, A., Casquilho, M., Oliveira, H. et al. A statistical analysis of the impact of nematode attack symptomatology on the mechanical behaviour of Pinus pinaster Ait. wood. Eur J Forest Res 129, 145–153 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-009-0307-1

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