DECAY RESISTANCE OF 84 INDONESIAN WOOD SPECIES AGAINST FUNGI

Eighty-four species of wood from Aceh, Jambi, Riau, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Kalimantan and Java, which cover 36 families and 67 genera, were evaluated for their resistance against brown rot (Dacryopinax spathularia) and white rot (Pycnoporus sanguineus and Schizophyllum commune) attacks using Kolle-flask method (DIN 52176-modified standard). Results showed that the attack of white rot fungi were generally more severe than that of brown rot fungi. It was found that 30 wood species were categorised as resistant (class II), 20 species as moderately resistant (class III), 32 species as non-resistant (class IV) and 2 species as perishable (class V).