Table 4.
Wood weight loss, resistance class, and feeding rate
Bamboo vinegar | Pyrolisis temperature | Retention of bamboo vinegar (kg/m3) | Wood weight loss (%) | Wood resistance class | Termite feeding rate (mg/termite/day) |
Untreated/control | | 0.00 | 24.811 (0.563) e | V | 0.085 (0.0069) c |
G. robusta Kurz | 300°C | 26.13 (0.192) a | 6.835 (0.102) c | II | 0.040 (0.0037) a |
| 400°C | 26. 54 (0.044) a | 5.673 (0.067) d | II | 0.033 (0.0031) b |
B. balcooa Roxb. | 300°C | 26.22 (0.191) a | 6.507 (0.179) c | II | 0.039 (0.0033) a |
| 400°C | 26.36 (0.119) a | 5.469 (0.596) d | II | 0.032 (0.0030) b |
D. latiflorus Munro | 300°C | 26.28 (0.187) b | 6.144 (0.105) a | II | 0.037 (0.0026) a |
| 400°C | 26.66 (0.043) b | 5.012 (0.112) b | II | 0.031 (0.0026) b |
Remarks: Values in parentheses are standard deviation. Means followed by the same letter(s) in the same columns are not significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Duncan’s test