A brief survey of soft rot is presented, with particular reference to attack of preservative treated hardwood transmission poles in Australia. Possible explanations of why the preservatives are failing to protect the poles are discussed, together with current efforts to produce control measures. Examples of soft rot in variously treated eucalypt or pine specimens are shown to illustrate the morphological variety of decay as it occurs throughout the Australian scene; the samples of attacked wood range from temperate Victoria to tropical Papua New Guinea.

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