EFFECT OF CRUDE MANSONIA (MANSONIA-ALTISIMA) TIMBER EXTRACTS ON BIODETERIORATION OF OBECHE (TRIPLOCHITON-SCLEROXYLON) TIMBER BY 3 WOOD-ROTTING FUNGI

Authors
EJECHI BO
Citation
Bo. Ejechi, EFFECT OF CRUDE MANSONIA (MANSONIA-ALTISIMA) TIMBER EXTRACTS ON BIODETERIORATION OF OBECHE (TRIPLOCHITON-SCLEROXYLON) TIMBER BY 3 WOOD-ROTTING FUNGI, World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 10(6), 1994, pp. 631-633
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09593993
Volume
10
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
631 - 633
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-3993(1994)10:6<631:EOCM(T>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Methanol and ethanol extracts of mansonia wood inhibited the growth of three wood-rotting fungi, Pleurotus ostreatus, Gloeophyllum sepiarium and Gloeophyllum sp. An aqueous extract only inhibited the growth of P. ostreatus. Extracted obeche wood impregnated with ethanol extracts of mansonia showed significant improvement in decay resistance. Impreg nation with methanol extracts only significantly retarded decay by P. ostreatus and the aqueous extracts did not increase obeche wood resist ance to any of the test fungi.