Wood and Wood Material Science

This course covers a wide range of topics related to trees, including the role of forests in the natural world, trees and timber construction, the science of wood components, wood-decomposing fungi (mushrooms) and their uses, and the diversity of fungi that live symbiotically with trees.

Trees, Forests, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Wood, Mushrooms, Parasitic/symbiotic

Wood 1: What is a Tree? (Difference between Trees and Grasses)
Wood 2: Composition and Use of Wood (1)- Primary Components
Wood 3: Composition and Use of Wood (2)- Extracting Ingredients
Wood 4: Use for Paper and Pulp
Wood 5: Tree Longevity Strategy (Forming Heartwood)
Wood 6: Comfortable Living Environments Made of Wood
Wood 7: Using Wood to Create a Decarbonized Society
Mushroom 1: Mushrooms that Evolved with Woody Plants (Mushroom Evolution)
Mushroom 2: Relationship between Trees and Symbiotic Mushrooms
Mushroom 3: Relationship between Trees and Decomposing and Pathogenic Bacteria
Mushroom 4: Enzymatic Decomposition of Wood Components and Conversion to Microbial Biomass
Mushroom 5: Mushroom Cultivation Using Wood 1 (Log Cultivation)
Mushroom 6: Mushroom Cultivation Using Wood 2 (Mushroom Bed Cultivation)
Mushroom 7: Mushroom Cultivation Using Forest (Mycorrhizal Mushroom Cultivation)

Syllabus (Japanese site only)