Effect of soil type and moisture content on soft rot testin
IRG/WP 2270
S M Gray
Several soils of different types were tested at a range of moisture contents for their suitability for use in a soil burial soft rot test. Their effectiveness was assessed by weight loss in CCA treated and untreated beech and birch outerwood. A horticultural loam (John Innes No. 2) was the most appropriare soil in terms of amount of weight loss caused, tolerance to changes in soil moisture content and the coincidence of the optimum moisture content for decay in all of the types of woodblock tested.
Keywords: SOFT ROT; SOIL TYPE; MOISTURE CONTENT; TESTING; SOIL BURIAL; UNSTERILE SOIL; JOHN INNES NO.2; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY; BETULA