Table 1.
Change of chemical composition of the wood depending on burial period (unit: %)

Glucan Xylan Galactan Arabinan Mannan Lignin Ash
Korean red pine PC 41.41a (0.24) 4.90a (0.23) 3.98a (0.28) 1.08a (0.14) 9.56a (0.51) 31.15a (0.35) 0.26a (0.09)
P3 41.94a (0.35) 4.64a (0.17) 4.05a (0.31) 1.03a (0.21) 9.85a (0.34) 28.61b (0.01) 2.00b (0.25)
P6 41.40a (0.71) 4.67a (0.07) 4.02a (0.38) 1.19a (0.00) 9.66a (0.07) 32.20c (0.57) 1.66b (0.06)
p-value 0.471 0.345 0.979 0.535 0.729 0.001 0.000
Sawtoothoak OC 38.63a (0.25) 14.26a (0.08) 3.81a (0.06) 0.64a (0.07) 1.50a (0.01) 27.68a (0.37) 0.33a (0.10)
O3 38.06a (0.43) 14.18a (0.39) 3.80a (0.39) 0.49a (0.25) 1.35b (0.00) 26.20b (0.33) 1.26b (0.33)
O6 38.26a (0.54) 13.99a (0.28) 3.64a (0.28) 0.64a (0.07) 1.47a (0.07) 25.76b (0.26) 1.20b (0.04)
p-value 0.511 0.642 0.332 0.559 0.029 0.002 0.000
PC: Korean red pine for control, OC: sawtooth oak for control, P3: Korean red pine after 3 months, P6: Korean red pine after 6 months, O3: sawtooth oak after 3 months, O6: sawtooth oak after 3 months.
Same letters on the column are not significantly different from each other at the p< 0.05.