Durability assessment of chemically treated Gigantochloa scortechinii in unsterile soil laboratory burial tests

Razak Wahab and Mohd Tamizi Mohd and Othman Sulaiman and W. S. Hashim (2007) Durability assessment of chemically treated Gigantochloa scortechinii in unsterile soil laboratory burial tests. Journal of Bamboo and Rattan, 6 (1-2). pp. 33-39. ISSN 1569-1586

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Abstract

Culms of Gigantochloa scortechinii belonging to two age groups, 2 and 4 years, were chemically treated with ammoniacal-copper-quaternary (ACQ), borax-boric acid (BBA) and copper-chrome-arsenate (CCA) at 1, 2, 4 and 8 per cent solution strength by soaking, vacuum impregnation and high pressure sap-displacement processes. Unsterile soil laboratory burial tests were then conducted on 2- and 4-year-old bamboo blocks. At the end of the testing period (8 weeks), the 2-year-old culms showed higher weight loss than the 4-year-old culms to attack of decay fungi. Among the treatments, the vacuum pressure treated blocks showed lower weight loss against decay fungi. The 4 per cent preservative solution strength was found to be sufficient in controlling the decay fungi. © KFRI 2007.

Item Type: Article
Keyword: Gigantochloa scortechinii, Preservative treatment, Preservative treatments, Soft rot fungi
Subjects: S Agriculture > SB Plant culture > SB1-1110 Plant culture > SB183-317 Field crops Including cereals, forage crops, grasses, legumes, root crops, sugar plants, textile plants, alkaloidal plants, medicinal plants
S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) > S1-(972) Agriculture (General) > S590-599.9 Soils. Soil science Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships
Department: SCHOOL > School of International Tropical Forestry
Depositing User: ADMIN ADMIN
Date Deposited: 21 Apr 2011 18:13
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2017 14:39
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/2815

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