Inwood, any rot in which the attack concentrates on the cellulose and associated carbohydrates rather than on the lignin, producing a light to dark brown, friable residue - hence loosely termed "dry rot" (deprecated term), as e.g. of Polyporus sulphureus.  

Inwood, any rot in which the attack concentrates on the cellulose and associated carbohydrates rather than on the lignin, producing a light to dark brown, friable residue - hence loosely termed "dry rot" (deprecated term), as e.g. of Polyporus sulphureus.  

An advanced stage where the wood splits, in shrinking, along rectangular planes is termed cubical rot, e.g. of Coniophora cerebella and Polyporus schweinitzii.  

An advanced stage where the wood splits, in shrinking, along rectangular planes is termed cubical rot, e.g. of Coniophora cerebella and Polyporus schweinitzii.