Forest Products from Latin America. Annotated Bibliography of ...

Boletin Tecnico. 61. Mexico: INIF (Instituto Nacional de
Investigaciones Forestales), SFF (Subsecretario Forestal y
de la Fauna), SARH (Secretaria de Agricultura Y Recursos
Hidraulicos). 21 p.
Describes tests of natural durability to fungi rot from
Lentinus lepideus, Polyporus sanguineus, and Poria mon-
ticola, on 14 Mexican wood species.
Herrera-R., J.A.; Gomez-N., M. del S.; Herrera-B.,
A. 1976. Natural durability of the wood of Mexican tree
species. 1. Natural durability indices of 15 species (Duribil-
idad natural de la madera de especies forestales Mexicanas.
1. Indices de duribilidad natural de quince especies fore-
stales). Boletin Tecnico. Mexico: Instituto Nacional de
Investigaciones Forest ales. 5 2 : 24.
Highley, T.L.; Scheffer, T.C. 1970. Natural decay re-
sistance of 30 Peruvian woods. Res. Pap. 143. Madison,
WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest
Products Laboratory.
Using outdoor stake and soil block tests, 30 Peruvian
woods were evaluated for resistence to fungal decay by
three fungi. Tables list relative resistance and physical
properties of the woods.
Hoheisel, H.; Romero-A., E. 1969. First seminar on
wood preservation. Technical notes (Primer seminario sobre
preservacion de maderas. Notas tecnicas). In: Lopez-G.,
O.; Mejia-M., L.C. Facultad de Ciencias Agricolas, Univer-
sidad Nacional, Medellin, Colombia: 121.
Describes a series of technical notes used at Universidad
Nacional, Medellin, Colombia. Lists information on wood
preservatives and their manufacturers, naturally durable
species of native woods, and state of the art in wood
preservation in Colombia and other Latin American coun-
tries. Also discusses insect attack and protection against
them.
Holmquist, O. 1972. On some Venezuelan polypores im-
portant in wood decay. Thesis. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse
University.
Holmquist, O. 1973. On some Venezuelan polypores
important in wood decay. Dissertation Abstracts Interna-
tional. 33(9):4149.
Thirty species of Polyporaceae were commonly found as-
sociated with decay in living and dead wood of the main
timber species of a representative dry forest formation in
the State of Barinas. A detailed study of the anatomical
and cultural characteristics of 13 of the species is included.
Hrdy, I.; Krecek, J. 1972. Bionomical-ecological classi-
fication of termites, pests of wood and materials: contri-
bution to the ecology of the termites of Cuba. In: Pro-
ceedings of the 13th International Congress of Entomology;
1968 August 2-9; Moscow, Russia. Moscow, Russia: Forest
Entomology. Leningrad, USSR, Academy of Sciences of the
USSR, All-Union Entomological Society. 3(11):38-40.
Hunt, I.S. 1964. The protection of wood against at-
tack by insects and fungus in Venezuela (La proteccion
de la madera contra el ataque de insectos y hongos en
Venezuela). Boletin Venezuela. 14:43-81.
Hunt, I.S.; Sobrino, J.C. 1963. Preservative characteris-
tics of 47 species from the Venezuelan Guayana (Caracteris-
ticas de preservacion de 47 especies de Guayanas). Merida,
Venezuela: Ministerio de Agrucultura y Cria. 50 p.
Ibanez, R.; Sosa, C.; Castro, J.; Gonzalez, G. 1983.
Preservation of the wood of Bursera simaruba (mastic-
tree) and Avicennia germinans (black mangrove) by the
immersion-diffusion method using Dohnalit-U salts (Preser-
vacion de madera de Bursera simaruba (L) Sargent (al-
macigo) y Avicennia germinans (L) L. (mangle prieto) por
el metodo de inmersion-difusion con la sal Dohnalit-U. Bo-
letin Tecnico Forestal. 1(83):7-14.
IBDF-IPT-ABPM. 1971. Program of controlling the
quality of preservatives and treated wood (Programa de
controle de qualidade de preservativos e madeira preser-
vada). Sao Paulo, Brazil: Preservacao de Madeiras.
2(1):101-107.
IBDF-IPT-ABPM. 1976. Wood preservation manual
(Manual de Preservacao de Madeiras). Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Instituto des Pesquisas Tecnologicas.
Instituto Forestal. 1973. General information for the
uses of preserved wood (Informacion general para los usuar-
ios de madera tratada). Santiago, Chile: Instituto Forestal.
Boletin Informativo. 26:22.
Presents a compilation of information on the Chilean
preservation standards.
Jankowsky, I.P.; Lepage, E.S. 1986. Eucalyptus cre-
osote as a wood preservative (O creosoto de Eucalyptus
spp. como preservativo para madeiras). IPEF-Instituto-de-
Pesquisas-e-Estudos-Florestais. 33:47-57.
Wood tar creosotes protected Pinus caribaea var. hon-
durensis against termites and white and brown rot fungi,
but not against soft rot fungi. Wood tar creosotes are thus
satisfactory for treating fence posts, but not for treating
structural timber.
Johnson, B.R.; Gjovik, L.R.; Roth, H.G. 1973.
Single- and dual-treated panels in a semi-tropical har-
bor: preservative and retention variables and performance.
American Wood-Preservers’ Association proceedings,
Progress Rep. 1. 69:207-216.
Tests were made with 130 combinations of preservative
salts (Cu-Cr-As or ammoniacal Cu arsenite) and cre-
osotes in Florida, where attack by borers, mainly Limno-
ria tripunctata, was severe. After exposure for 30 months,
moderate to high preservative-salt retentions alone or in
combination with high retentions of marine or land and
freshwater grades of creosote afforded good protection
against attack.
Johnson, B.R.; Gonzales-T., G.E. 1976. Experimen-
tal preservative treatment of three tropical hardwoods
by double-diffusion processes. Forest Products Journal.
26( 1) : 39-46.
Numerous modifications of double-diffusion treatment were
evaluated with three tropical American hardwoods: cativo,
gallinazo, and lechoso. Duration of soak had the most pro-
nounced effect on retention, but time needed was shown
to depend on sample condition and preparation, solution
concentration, and retention level desired. With all three
species, nearly all the variously modified treatments pro-
duced chemical retentions considered adequate to protect
wood against severe decay and insect attack. It seems
probable that schedules for double-diffusion process could
be found that would yield effective treatments of numerous
other tropical species.
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