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Resistance of Selected Wood-Based Materials to Fungal and Termite Attack in Non–Soil Contact Exposures

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  • The resistance of three naturally durable heartwood species and a stranded giant bamboo product to fungal and termite (Coptotermes formosanus) attack was evaluated at a test site located near Hilo, Hawaii. Merbau (Intsia bijuga or I. palembanica) and ipe (Tabebuia spp.) were both exceptionally resistant to fungal and termite attack, while western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) heartwood was slightly less resistant to degradation. The presence of heartwood on western juniper samples had no noticeable effect on the performance of adjacent sapwood. The bamboo decking proved to the least durable of the materials and experienced substantial termite and fungal attack over the 32-month test period.
  • Keywords: bamboo, Juniperus occidentalis, Intsia bijuga, Intsia palembanica, merbau, western juniper, ipe, Tabebuia
  • Keywords: bamboo, Juniperus occidentalis, Intsia bijuga, Intsia palembanica, merbau, western juniper, ipe, Tabebuia
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  • Morrell, Jeffrey J. 2011. Resistance of Selected Wood-Based Materials to Fungal and Termite Attack in Non–Soil Contact Exposures. Forest Products Journal 61(8): 685-687.
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  • 61
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