Master's Thesis

Natural Decay Resistance of Eysenhardtia polystachya against White and Brown Rot Fungi

Advisor: Antonio Silva.

Studied the decay resistance of E. polystachya (Mexican Kidneywood) using accelerated laboratory tests and antifungal activity assays of wood extractives. The heartwood was rated highly resistant (class 1, according to ASTM D 2017-05, soil block tests) and durable (class 2, according to EN 350-1, agar block test). Total extractives content of E. polystachya heartwood analyzed by separate Soxhlet extraction was highest for methanol and water.