Natural durability of timber species exposed to xylophagous fungi in southern Durango, Mexico

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Plant Biology

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Introduction

Materials and Methods

Collection site

Sawing and dimensioning of specimens

Wooden sample drying and conditioning

Evaluated treatments

Quantification of mass loss

where: Pm = Mass loss (%); Pi = Anhydrous mass of the specimen at the beginning of the test (g); Pf = Anhydrous mass of the specimen at the end of the test (g).

Classification of natural durability

Statistical analysis

Results

Durability of wood exposed to Coniophora puteana

Durability of wood exposed to Trametes versicolor

Differences in mass loss among timber species for each fungus

Discussion

Differences in mass loss among timber species for each fungus

Classification of natural durability

Conclusions

Supplemental Information

The mass loss of wooden samples after exposure to fungi C. puteana and T. versocolor.

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14541/supp-1

Additional Information and Declarations

Competing Interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Author Contributions

Yolanda Ontiveros-Moreno conceived and designed the experiments, performed the experiments, analyzed the data, authored or reviewed drafts of the article, and approved the final draft.

Serafín Colín-Urieta performed the experiments, analyzed the data, authored or reviewed drafts of the article, and approved the final draft.

José Javier Corral-Rivas analyzed the data, prepared figures and/or tables, and approved the final draft.

José Ciro Hernández-Díaz analyzed the data, prepared figures and/or tables, and approved the final draft.

José Ángel Prieto-Ruíz analyzed the data, prepared figures and/or tables, and approved the final draft.

Artemio Carrillo-Parra conceived and designed the experiments, analyzed the data, authored or reviewed drafts of the article, and approved the final draft.

Data Availability

The following information was supplied regarding data availability:

The raw data are available in the Supplemental File.

Funding

The doctoral scholarship awarded to Yolanda Ontiveros-Moreno was supported by CONACYT. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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