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Natural Wood Resistance of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia in Field Testing

J. Araújo,J. Paes

Published 2018 in Floresta e Ambiente

ABSTRACT

The natural wood resistance of sabiá (Mimosa caesalpiniifolia) was evaluated under field conditions for use in organic agriculture. A total of 97 one-meter length logs with bark and diameter classes (5.0-7.9 and 8.0-11 cm) were fixed (0.4 m) in the soil at a distance of 0.5 m from the edges of a forest fragment in Viana, Espírito Santo, Brazil and evaluated after 5 years and 5 months for their resistance to breaking through the application of manual force. The presence of xylophagous termites and fungi was verified. The percentages of unbroken pieces of wood were 81.82% and 79.24% respectively for the larger and smaller diameter classes. For the smaller diameter class, 52.83% showed moderate to superficial attacks, and the largest diameter class had 61.36%. In this case, 41% of the pieces presented superficial attacks (by termites and fungi) or were not attacked, confirming good performance of the tested wood.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2018

  • Venue

    Floresta e Ambiente

  • Publication date

    2018-02-01

  • Fields of study

    Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.1590/2179-8087.012815
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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