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Conditions leading to optimal development of soft rot of wood were studied in vitro. Rates of weight loss generally remained more or less constant for 12 weeks, after which they decreased. Use of Petri dishes as decay chambers, saturation of blocks with a reduced nutrient solution containing micronutrients and vitamins, and use of a thick nylon mesh as a support between the agar and blocks generally gave better results than alternative conditions. Depending on experimental conditions, decay was either superficial or more or less uniform throughout the block. The uniform pattern was associated with higher weight losses than the superficial pattern. These and other results suggest that, although soft rot is most readily apparent as a surface decay of near-saturated wood in service, moisture conditions for optimal development may be no different than for decays caused by basidiomycetes. Key words: wood decay, moisture, Chaetomium globosum.
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