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Termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in Malaysia

The resistance of selected Malaysian grown woods to attack by aggressive subterranean termites was evaluated in four-week, no-choice laboratory tests with Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (lsoptera: Rhinotermitidae), and in an accelerated four-week, in· ground field test at the Forest Research Inst...

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Main Authors: J. Kenneth, Grace, Wong, Andrew H.H, Tome, C.H.M.
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Published: Forest Research Institute Malaysia 1997
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SD Forestry
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spelling my.unimas.ir.160952017-05-03T07:10:53Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16095/ Termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in Malaysia J. Kenneth, Grace Wong, Andrew H.H Tome, C.H.M. SD Forestry The resistance of selected Malaysian grown woods to attack by aggressive subterranean termites was evaluated in four-week, no-choice laboratory tests with Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (lsoptera: Rhinotermitidae), and in an accelerated four-week, in· ground field test at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). This is part of an on-going e~ort between FRIM and the University of Hawaii to document the termite resistance of timber species of potential value in plantation forestry in Malaysia. Several of these tree genera also occur in Hawaii, or could potentiaJly be of value as weJI in forestry efforts in the Hawaiian island. Woods included in the first stage of the project reported here are the heartwood of acacia (Acacia mangium), batai (Albi:.ia falcataria), casuarina pine ( Casuarina equisetifolia), sen tang (Auulirachta excelsa), Malaysian-grown teak ( Tectona grandis), and sapwood of the susceptible species of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis). Of these, casuarina pine proved most resistant to termite attack. Malaysian teak and sen tang demonstrated somewhat less, but still significant termite resistance in the laboratory evaluations and a high degree of resistance in the field test. Sen tang is a relatively pest-free tree of interest for plantation forestry, and was also quite toxic to termites. Acacia, batai and rubberwood were very susceptible to termite attack, and would require protection in the field and treatment of the resulting wood products. Forest Research Institute Malaysia 1997 E-Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16095/1/Termite%20resistance%20of%20potential%20forest%20%28abstract%29.pdf J. Kenneth, Grace and Wong, Andrew H.H and Tome, C.H.M. (1997) Termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in Malaysia. Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Forestry and Forest Products Research. pp. 386-391. ISSN ISBN : 983-2181-05-4 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259000945
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J. Kenneth, Grace
Wong, Andrew H.H
Tome, C.H.M.
Termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in Malaysia
description The resistance of selected Malaysian grown woods to attack by aggressive subterranean termites was evaluated in four-week, no-choice laboratory tests with Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (lsoptera: Rhinotermitidae), and in an accelerated four-week, in· ground field test at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). This is part of an on-going e~ort between FRIM and the University of Hawaii to document the termite resistance of timber species of potential value in plantation forestry in Malaysia. Several of these tree genera also occur in Hawaii, or could potentiaJly be of value as weJI in forestry efforts in the Hawaiian island. Woods included in the first stage of the project reported here are the heartwood of acacia (Acacia mangium), batai (Albi:.ia falcataria), casuarina pine ( Casuarina equisetifolia), sen tang (Auulirachta excelsa), Malaysian-grown teak ( Tectona grandis), and sapwood of the susceptible species of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis). Of these, casuarina pine proved most resistant to termite attack. Malaysian teak and sen tang demonstrated somewhat less, but still significant termite resistance in the laboratory evaluations and a high degree of resistance in the field test. Sen tang is a relatively pest-free tree of interest for plantation forestry, and was also quite toxic to termites. Acacia, batai and rubberwood were very susceptible to termite attack, and would require protection in the field and treatment of the resulting wood products.
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author J. Kenneth, Grace
Wong, Andrew H.H
Tome, C.H.M.
author_facet J. Kenneth, Grace
Wong, Andrew H.H
Tome, C.H.M.
author_sort J. Kenneth, Grace
title Termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in Malaysia
title_short Termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in Malaysia
title_full Termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in Malaysia
title_fullStr Termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in Malaysia
title_sort termite resistance of potential forest plantation woods in malaysia
publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia
publishDate 1997
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16095/1/Termite%20resistance%20of%20potential%20forest%20%28abstract%29.pdf
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