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Terminalia superba had the highest mean weight loss, 57.62%, from termite attack and was highly susceptible.
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e0“Terminalia superba and Hallea ciliata had the highest mean weight loss of 57.62% and 30.27%, respectively, and were highly susceptible to termite attacks”
Title
Evaluation of Naturally Grown Termite Resistant Tropical Wood Species
Abraham Mahari; Getachew Eshete; David M. Kolleh; et al. Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology 2024. doi:10.9734/ajee/2024/v23i2523
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- Observation Hallea ciliata had a high mean weight loss, 30.27%, from termite attack and was highly susceptible.
- Observation Terminalia ivorensis was very resistant to termites, with a mean weight loss of only 0.29%.
- Observation Lophira alata was very resistant to termites, with a mean weight loss of only 0.78%.
- Observation Heritiera utilis was very resistant to termites, with a mean weight loss of only 0.81%.
- Observation Terminalia superba and Piptadeniastrum africanum had low wood density.
- Observation Terminalia ivorensis and Hallea ciliata had low wood density.
- Observation Lophira alata, Nauclea diderrichii and Tetraberlinia tubmaniana had high wood density.
- Association Termite-induced weight loss was significantly negatively correlated with wood density across the selected wood species (r = -0.79, p < 0.001).
- Mechanism The authors attribute the variation in termite resistance among the wood species primarily to wood density.