Pengawetan Kayu Pulai (Alstonia Scholaris L.) Dengan Asap
Pengawetan Kayu Pulai (Alstonia Scholaris L.) Dengan Asap
Pengawetan Kayu Pulai (Alstonia Scholaris L.) Dengan Asap
) Dengan Asap
Cair Ampas Tebu Terhadap Serangan Hama Rayap Tanah
(Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren.)
ABSTRACT
Pulai wood’s is used for produce any products and we can find it easily
also it is able to be influenced in critical field, while durable grade is V and
powerful class is IV-V and it is low-grade durable, because of that it is needed
preservation on pulai wood. Many preservation using chemicals that are harmful
to environment and humans. In utilizing natural ingredients derived from plants as
safer alternative preservatives for environment and humans, it can be renewable
for preserving wood from invading organisms wood destroying, especially
termites. Material used as a preservative is liquid smoke empty baggase. The aims
of this research are to determine termite mortality, retention and weight lose as
well as know the effectiveness of giving liquid smoke on pulai wood preservation
against termite attack. The methods used in this research is Randomized Complete
Design, the concentration of liquid smoke baggase of 0%, 10%, 20% and 30%
with 5 replication for 6 weeks is fed on termites. The results showed that using of
preservatives smoke liquid at concentration of 30% has a value of lose weight on
pulai wood of 10,57%/cm3, 100% termite mortality and retention of 5.57%.
Key word: Liquid smoke, baggase, preservative, pulai wood and Coptotermes
curvignathus Holmgren.
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