Triazoles are increasingly important fungicides which are employed for a variety of applications included wood protection. Several recent studies suggest that white rot fungi are more tolerant of triazole compounds than other wood degrading fungi. Cultural studies using a white rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, and 0.2 or 0.8 ppm of tebuconazole or propiconazole suggested that mycelial dry weight was most affected by the presence of triazoles. Extracellular carboxymethylcellulase, cellobiosidase and phenol oxidase activities were depressed but not inhibited by triazoles, while ß-glucosidase activity appeared to be slimulated by the presence of these biocides. The results suggest that white rot fungi may be less sensitive to triazoles and this diminished sensitivity may permit these fungi to become more important on wood treated with this biocide.

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