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Neglected Contribution of Herman Schacht on Soft Rot in 1863 Revisit to “wet rot” and “crystalloid holes in spiral directions
2025 - IRG/WP 25-11054
The term “soft rot”, characterising a specific type of wood decay, was established in the mid-20th Century by John Savory (1954). This decay involves cylindrical cavities formed by Ascomycetes and Fungi Imperfecti within secondary cell walls of wood, aligned with cellulose microfibrils. However, similar features were described already 160 years ago by the German plant anatomist Hermann Schacht...
Y-S Kim, K Yamamoto