Sains Malaysiana 41(2)(2012): 163–169

 

Effectiveness of Hot Oil Treatment on Cultivated 15 Year-Old Acacia Hybrid Against Coriolus versicolors, Gloeophyllum trabeum and Pycnoporu sanguineus

(Keberkesanan Rawatan Minyak Panas Terhadap Acacia hibrid Ladang Berumur 15 Tahun Didedahkan Pada Coriolus versicolors, Gloeophyllum trabeum dan Pycnoporus sanguineus)

 

 

Razak Wahab* & Izyan Khalid

University Malaysia Kelantan 16100, Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan, Malaysia

 

Tamer A. Tabet, Aminuddin Mohamed, Rafidah Md. Salim & Farah Wahida Ayob

University Malaysia Sabah, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

 

Othman Sulaiman

Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia

 

Received: 22 February 2011 / Accepted: 1 August 2011

 

 

ABSTRACT

 

The effectiveness of the hot oil treatment process on 15 year old cultivated Acacia hybrid was studied. Accelerated laboratory durability studies were conducted on the hot oil treated Acacia hybrid inoculated with fungi Coriolus versicolors, Gloeophyllum trabeum and Pycnoporus sanguineus. The logs of Acacia hybrid were harvested, segregated into bottom, middle and top portions, and later were oil-heat treated in an organic palm oil at temperatures of 180, 200 and 220°C for the duration of 30, 60 and 90 min. The wood samples that were dried and ground into sawdust was air-dried again before undergoing accelerated laboratory durability tests. Untreated samples were used as control. The durability of the wood increases with an increase in temperature and duration of the treatment. The hot oil treated samples could reduce the attack of G. trabeum from 20.89%, 20.94% and 21.29% in the control samples to 0.88-4.07%, 1.22-4.84% and 1.28-4.22% at bottom, middle and top portions, respectively. The attack of C. versicolors were reduced from 26.59%, 30.28% and 34.79% in the control samples to 2.89-9.41%, 3.88-16.84 and 4.27-17.34% at bottom, middle and top portions. However, the attacked of P. sanguineus were least effective with 31.42%, 36.33% and 36.55% in control samples to 3.26-12.55%, 4.67-15.36% and 4.69-19.22% at bottom, middle and top portions. Massive colonization of mycelia occurs in vessels of the untreated Acacia hybrid wood in comparison to the hot oil treated wood when observed through scanning electron microscope.

 

Keywords: Cultivated Acacia hybrid; durability; fungi inoculation; hot oil treatment; scanning electron microscope

 

ABSTRAK

 

Keberkesanan proses rawatan minyak panas terhadap hibrid Acacia ladang berumur 15 tahun dikaji. Kajian ketahanan cepat makmal telah dijalankan ke atas hibrid Acacia ini melalui inokulasi kulat Coriolus versicolors, Gloeophyllum trabeum dan Pycnoporus sanguineus. Kayu hibrid Acacia yang dituai, diasingkan mengikut bahagian pangkal, tengah dan atas, dan kemudian dirawat dengan minyak panas organik kelapa sawit pada suhu 180°C, 200°C dan 220°C bagi tempoh 30 tahun, 60 dan 90 min. Kayu ini kemudiannya dikering, dikisar menjadi serbuk dan dikering udara sekali lagi sebelum menjalani ujian ketahanan cepat makmal. Kayu tanpa rawatan digunakan sebagai kawalan. Ketahanan kayu yang dirawat ini didapati meningkat ketahanannya dengan peningkatan suhu dan tempoh rawatan. Rawatan minyak panas ini dapat mengurangkan serangan G. trabeum daripada 20.89%, 20.94% dan 21.29% dalam kayu kawalan kepada 0.88-4.07%, 1.22-4.84% dan 1.28-4.22% di bahagian bawah, bahagian tengah dan atas kayu hibrid Acacia. Serangan C. versicolor dapat dikurangkan daripada 26.59%, 30.28% dan 34.79% kepada 2.89-9.41%, 3.88-16.84% dan 4.27-17.34% di bahagian bawah, tengah dan atas kayu. Walau bagaimanapun, kayu yang diserang P. sanguineus kurang berkesan dengan 31.42%, 36.33% dan 36.55% kepada 3.26-12.55%, 4.67-15.36% dan 4.69-19.22% di bahagian bawah, bahagian tengah dan atas. Pembiakan secara besar-besaran mycelia kulat berlaku kepada kayu hibrid Acacia yang tidak dirawat berbanding dengan kayu yang mendapat rawatan minyak panas apabila diperhatikan melalui mikroskop elektron imbasan.

 

Kata kunci: hibrid Acacia ladang; rawatan minyak panas; inokulasi kulat; ketahanan; mikroskop elektron imbasan

 

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*Corresponding author; email: razak@umk.edu.my

   

 

 

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