429) Decay of Timber and its Prevention**

Cartwright, K. S. G. and Findlay, W. P. K. (1969). Decay of Timber and its Prevention. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.

• Introduction (ms1-4)
• Causes of decay (ms5-11)
• Technique (ms12-25)
• Physiology of wood-destroying fungi (ms26-52)
• Effect of fungal decay on wood (ms53-66)
• Principal decays of standing conifers in Great Britain (ms67-101)
• Principal decays of standing broad-leaved trees in Great Britain (ms102-165)
• Decay of felled timber and of timber in service in the open (ms166-202)
• Prevention of decay in felled and converted timber during storage and shipment (ms225-234)
• Decay of timber in various uses (ms235-258)
• Deterioration of composite wood and manufactured wood products (ms259-265)
• Natural durability of timber (ms266-281)
• Preservation of wood by chemicals (ms282-297)
• Staining and discoloration of timber (ms298-320)
• The wood block method of test for the toxicity of wood preservatives to fungi (ms321-327)
• References (ms4-11,24,49,65,98,162,200,223,256,265,279,296,318)