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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Description of probe positions relative to the front face of the sample with wane at the top left

From: Lethal temperature for pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in infested wood using radio frequency (RF) energy

Probea

Location

Depth

Distance from front face (cm)

1

Sapwood/heartwood boundary (5 mm into sapwood), drilled though the top (sapwood)

Dependant upon the depth of sapwood for each sample

10

2

Middle of large sapwood corner, drilled from the sapwood side

Dependant upon the depth of sapwood for each sample, 2–3 cm from edge

14

3

Cool zone at back, drilled though top (sapwood)

1 cm deep, 2 cm from edge

19

4

Cool zone at front, drilled from heartwood/sapwood side

1 cm deep, 2 cm from edge

5

5

Middle of heartwood corner, drilled from heartwood/sapwood side

Dependant on the size of heartwood from each sample

12.5

6

Geometric center, drilled from top

4.5 cm deep, 4.5 cm from edge

12.5

7

Bottom sapwood corner, drilled from sapwood side

1 cm deep, 1 cm from edge

1

8

Top sapwood corner, drilled from top

1 cm deep, 1 cm from edge

24

  1. aAll positions are relative to the front face with wane to the top left (see Fig. 4)