Structure activity relationships of some congeners of 4 phenyl 3 butenoic acid against aspen decay and stain fungi

Authors

L.S. Trifonov W.A., Ayer
W.A. Ayer
P. Chakravarty
Y. Hiratsuka

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

European Journal of Forest Pathology

Volume

26

Issue

5

First Page

273

Last Page

280

Publication Date

1996

Abstract

Phellinus tremulae is the most important decay fungus on Populus tremuloides. In forest industries using aspen wood chips, two blue-stain fungi Ophiostoma crassivaginatum and Ophiostoma piliferum cause considerable reduction in the value of the end product. Thirty-eight homologues and analogues of 4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid were studied against P. tremulae, O. crassivaginatum, and O. piliferum. Varied inhibition of the in vitro growth of these fungi was observed at 1-1000 ml. The wood-chip colonization by P. tremulae was not affected by the six most active compounds at 1 ml, however, at 10 and 100 ml the growth of P. tremulae on wood chips was totally arrested. 4-Phenyl-3-butenoic acid and 4-phenyl-3-butynoic acid prevented blue-stain development on wood chips at 1 ml.

Recommended Citation

W.A., L.S. Trifonov; Ayer, W.A.; Chakravarty, P.; and Hiratsuka, Y., "Structure activity relationships of some congeners of 4 phenyl 3 butenoic acid against aspen decay and stain fungi" (1996). Aspen Bibliography. Paper 1637.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/1637