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    Polyphenols and colour of douglas fir heartwood

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    Colour and decay resistance and its relationships in Eperua grandiflora

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    ∙\bullet Eperua grandiflora, which is widely distributed in the French Guiana forest region, shows high variability in decay resistance. Further information concerning this wood quality parameter is necessary, but standard testing methods are complex and time-consuming. We assessed the use of colorimetry to determine durability in heartwood samples from a range of trees. ∙\bullet Eperua grandiflora colour parameters were measured using a CIELAB system, revealing that the tree effect was greater than the radial position and height effects. ∙\bullet The wood samples were exposed to Coriolus versicolor and Antrodia sp. according to two European standards (En 350-1 and XP CEN TS 15083-1). Eperua grandiflora is more susceptible to brown rot. These two standards did not give the same durability classes. The high variation in natural durability was due to the tree effect. ∙\bullet These two properties were found to be correlated and the assessment also distinguished the extreme durability classes but they are not sufficient to classify the class of durability of this species.Étude de la variabilitĂ© de la couleur, de la durabilitĂ© naturelle et recherche de corrĂ©lations chez Eperua grandiflora. ∙\bullet Eperua grandiflora, essence largement rĂ©pandue dans les forĂȘts de Guyane soufre d'un dĂ©faut majeur : une grande variabilitĂ© de sa durabilitĂ© naturelle Ă  l'Ă©gard des champignons lignivores. Dans un premier temps, nous avons Ă©tudiĂ© la variabilitĂ© de la mesure de la couleur selon le systĂšme CIElab afin de vĂ©rifier si la colorimĂ©trie peut ĂȘtre utilisĂ©e comme un indicateur de la durabilitĂ© naturelle. ∙\bullet Nous avons Ă©tudiĂ© la rĂ©sistance de cette essence Ă  l'Ă©chelle inter, et intra-arbres Ă  l'Ă©gard de Coriolus versicolor et Antrodia sp., conformĂ©ment aux normes europĂ©ennes en vigueur : EN 350-1 et XP TS 15083-1. Les rĂ©sultats ont rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© qu'Eperua grandiflora est plus sensible au champignon de pourriture brune. ∙\bullet De mĂȘme, l'utilisation des normes a montrĂ© que l'on n'obtenait pas les mĂȘmes classes de durabilitĂ©. La variabilitĂ© de la durabilitĂ© et de la couleur est plus importante Ă  l'Ă©chelle inter-arbres qu'Ă  l'Ă©chelle intra-arbre. ∙\bullet Enfin, ces deux propriĂ©tĂ©s sont corrĂ©lĂ©es mais nous ne pouvons envisager d'utiliser la colorimĂ©trie comme indicateur de la durabilitĂ© naturelle, car elle ne permet de diffĂ©rencier que les classes extrĂȘmes
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