Natural durability of timber species exposed to xylophagous fungi in southern Durango, Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Wood is a natural resource used for construction and the manufacture of many products. This material is exposed to damage due to biotic and abiotic factors. An important biotic factor is wood-degrading fungi that generate large economic losses. The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of xylophagous fungi (Coniophora puteana and Trametes versicolor) on the natural durability of six timber species in southern Durango, Mexico, and to establish differences between fungal effects on each tree species.

Materials and methods

Samples of Pinus durangensis, P. cooperi, P. strobiformis, Juniperus deppeana, Quercus sideroxyla, and Alnus acuminata were exposed to fungi for 4 months under laboratory conditions according to Europea

SUBMITTER: Ontiveros-Moreno Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010173 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature