Resistance of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Produced
from Rubberwood, Radiata Pine and Larch Against
Subterranean Termites And White Rot Fungi

Paridah Md Tahir; Juliana Abdul Halip; Lee Seng Hua

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Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research

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Resistance of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Produced from Rubberwood, Radiata Pine and Larch Against Subterranean Termites And White Rot Fungi

Volume 3- Issue 1

Paridah Md Tahir^1,2, Juliana Abdul Halip³ and Lee Seng Hua^1,2*

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- ¹Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- ²Faculty of Forestry, University of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- ³Department of Furniture Design and Manufacturing, University of Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
*Corresponding author: Lee Seng Hua, Faculty of Forestry, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, University of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Received: May 25, 2018; Published: May 29, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/CIACR.2018.03.000153

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Abstract

Laminated veneer lumbers (LVLs) were fabricated using rubber wood, radiate pine and larch wood. Solid rubber wood was used to serve as control for comparison purpose. All of the wood samples were exposed to subterranean termites and white rot fungi for durability evaluation. The results showed that rubber wood LVL had the highest resistance against both deterioration agents in comparison to control, confirming that the resistance of non-durable wood species could be improved by converting them into LVL.

Keywords: Termites resistance; Fungal resistance; Low density wood; Hardwood; Softwood.

Abbreviations: LVL: Laminated Veneer Lumber; PF: Phenol Formaldehyde; AWPA: American Wood Preserves Association; ANOVA: Analysis of Variance; SPSS: Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.

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