Comparative natural durability of four Mediterranean softwoods against wood decay fungi

Fidah, Abdelwahed; Salhi, Noura; Janah, Tarik; Rahouti, Mohamed; Kabouchi, B.; Alami, Abdelaaziz El; Ziani, Mohsine; Famiri, Abderrahim

doi:10.1007/s13196-016-0174-6

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“…According to their durability indexes (X) determined by NF EN 350-1 and CEN/TS 15083-1 standards [22,23] and the biological risks defined by EN 335-2 standard [24], natural durability levels of those woods against wooddecaying fungi allow them to access high-risk classes of biological attacks 4 and 5 for an end-use without preservative treatment regarding decay fungi [25,26]. Compared to similar studies on Moroccan coniferous woods (Figure 1), the natural durability of native Atlas cedar wood is similar to that of C. atlantica heartwood (DC 1 and 2) originated from a south Italian plantation [7], whereas Pinus halepensis and P. pinaster woods were considered as less durable (DC 4) [6,27]. Generally, pine woods contain less active extractives than those of Cupressaceae.…”

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Durable Woods and Antifungal Activity of Their Essential Oils: Case of Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters and Cedrus atlantica Manetti

Fidah¹,

Rahouti²,

Kabouchi³

et al. 2020

Essential Oils - Oils of Nature

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Cedrus atlantica Manetti and Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters are a resinous species originated from North Africa and well known for their durable and noble timbers. This work was conducted to assess the relationship between natural durability of their woods, assessed in previous works by European standards NF EN 350 and CEN/TS 15083-1, and the bioactivity of essential oils extracted from these woods by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Bioassay of sawdust essential oils, conducted by direct contact technique on agar medium on four wood-decaying fungi strains, revealed strong antifungal inhibition especially by T. articulata root burl oil due to its richness in phenols. Natural durability classes of T. articulata and C. atlantica woods were then positively correlated with antifungal activity levels of their oils.

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“…Laboratory tests showed that T. articulata trunk wood and its root burl are durable against wood-decaying fungi [5,6] as well as C. atlantica heartwood [6][7][8].…”

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Durable Woods and Antifungal Activity of Their Essential Oils: Case of Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters and Cedrus atlantica Manetti

Fidah¹,

Rahouti²,

Kabouchi³

et al. 2020

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“…Maritime pine sapwood (Pinus pinaster var atlantica Ait) is considered as non-durable against fungal decay (Fidah et al, 2016b). Boards, of 1 m length having 25 mm × 15 mm of section, of maritime pine sapwood were taken from logs of 36 years old trees originated from the Maamora plantation (North-West of Morocco, 34 07'N -6 36'W).…”

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Preservative effect of Tetraclinis articulata and Cedrus atlantica wood extractives against fungal decay

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Fidah

Rahouti

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Testing environmentaly-friendly plant essential oils for their ability to protect non-durable wood against wood decay fungi is a research topic of current interest. In this study, wood preservative potential of extracts from the wood of the durable species, Tetraclinis articulata and Cedrus atlantica were assessed on non-durable maritime pine sapwood, Pinus pinaster var atlantica, after exposure to three wood decay fungi, according to the EN 113 Standard. Significant differences were observed between treatment effects of these extracts, between fungal decay levels and between oils concentrations. Overall, mean mass losses of treated wood specimens were above 8%. T. articulata root burl extract gave the best protection level for this type of wood against Gleophyllum trabeum and Rhodonia placenta but only at test concentrations above 0.1%v/v. However, efficacy levels of both extracts’ treatments, applied at the tested concentrations, were judged insufficient on the basis of the NF EN 113 standard used.

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“…T. articulata has a long history of usage due to its wood quality, durability, and the ornamental value of the tree [2][3][4][5]. Additionally, it has been traditionally exploited as a source of sandarac resin [6,7].…”

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In Vitro Propagation, Genetic Assessment, and Medium-Term Conservation of the Coastal Endangered Species Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters (Cupressaceae) from Adult Trees

Juan-Vicedo

Serrano-Martínez

Cano-Castillo

et al. 2022

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Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters is an endangered tree growing in coastal and arid environments that is widely exploited by the timber and resin industry, among other applications. In this context, the use of in vitro techniques is highly encouraged for its propagation. We present a protocol for micropropagation using twigs from adult trees as a source of explants. The Schenk and Hildebrandt basal medium (SH) supplemented with 30 g L−1 sucrose, 6.5 g L−1 plant agar, 4.0 mg L−1 6-benzyladenine (BA), and 0.05 mg L−1 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) provided the optimum multiplication rate (90.48 ± 9.52 explants with basal shoots and 2.58 ± 0.29 basal shoots per explant). Application of activated charcoal (AC) or ½ Knop solution in a liquid overlay produced significantly longer shoots. Supplementation of solid media with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) or NAA gave low rooting percentages (<17%). Addition of 0.9 g L−1 AC improved rooting (40%) but rooting performance was optimal (66.7%) after a pulse treatment consisting of 4 h immersion in liquid SH medium without growth regulators, followed by 8 weeks of cultivation. Rooted microplants were successfully acclimatized (93.33%) in a peat moss and vermiculite mixture (1:1 v/v ratio). The genetic stability of the in vitro regenerated plantlets was confirmed using the randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique. Explant survival and growth remained higher than 90% after 28 weeks of cold storage at both 4 °C and 10 °C. The protocol presented here allows for largescale T. articulata production and could be applied for both ex situ conservation strategies and industrial purposes.

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Comparative natural durability of four Mediterranean softwoods against wood decay fungi

Cited by 11 publications

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Durable Woods and Antifungal Activity of Their Essential Oils: Case of Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters and Cedrus atlantica Manetti

Durable Woods and Antifungal Activity of Their Essential Oils: Case of Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters and Cedrus atlantica Manetti

Preservative effect of Tetraclinis articulata and Cedrus atlantica wood extractives against fungal decay

In Vitro Propagation, Genetic Assessment, and Medium-Term Conservation of the Coastal Endangered Species Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Masters (Cupressaceae) from Adult Trees

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