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Detection of Discolored and Decayed Wood in Living Trees Using a Pulsed Electric Current

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1972

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H. Richard Skutt, Alex L. Shigo, Ronald A. Lessard

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Electrical EngineeringDecayed TissuesDeciduous TreesStainless Steel ElectrodesPulsed Electric FieldElectrophysiologyElectric CurrentLiving TreesDecayed WoodPulsed Electric Fields

Abstract

The resistance to a pulsed electric current decreased sharply as the tips of stainless steel electrodes entered discolored and decayed tissues in living deciduous trees. The apparatus delivering the pulsed electric current is described.