Open AccessENHANCING LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA WOOD PRESERVATION BY STEEPING IT IN BORON COMPOUNDS AND ACETIC ACID TO PROTECT AGAINST TERMITES
Author(s) -
THITI WANISHDILOKRATN,
SIRILUK SUKJAREON,
ITSAREE HOWPINJAI,
LAMTHAI ASANOK
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
wood research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2729-8906
pISSN - 1336-4561
DOI - 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/67.2.213220
Subject(s) - steeping , leucaena leucocephala , boron , acetic acid , leucaena , preservative , chemistry , moisture , horticulture , botany , pulp and paper industry , food science , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
This study compared steeping Leucaena leucocephala woodwith boron compounds andacetic acidto protect it from termites(Coptotermes gestroi).The experiment had acompletely randomized designwith 10 treatments involving three wood preservatives (acetic acid, boron compounds, and mixtures of both),three treatment lengths (1, 12, and 24 h),and untreated wood, with five replicates of each for a total of 50 conditions. The moisture content of thewood and the wood destroyed by termites were assessed. The L.leucocephalawood treated with boron compounds for 1 h resulted increase in moisture contentand no termite damage.