Table 6. Effects of Dioscorea bulbifera leaf extract on wood weight loss and degree of damage

Type of solvent Parameter
Wood weight loss (F = 8.24; p = 0.0001) Degree of damage (F = 8.24; p = 0.0001)
Control 5.10ab ± 4.03 100ab ± 79.15
n-Hexane extract 8.14a ± 4.03 159.54a ± 79.15
Ethyl acetate extract 7.30a ± 4.03 143.14a ± 79.15
Methanol extract 2.88b ± 4.03 56.55b ± 79.15
Numbers followed by the same letter indicate that the results were not significantly different at p < 0.05 using DMRT.