Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 The effect of wood vinegars the growth of Trametes versicolor and Fomitopsis palustris

From: Antifungal and antitermitic activities of wood vinegar from Vitex pubescens Vahl

Treatment		Inhibition (%)^a
Wood vinegar	Concentration (%)	T. versicolor	F. palustris
Control	0	0.0 ± 0.00 A	0.0 ± 0.00 A
W1	0.5	24.72 ± 3.67 C	0.00 ± 0.00 A
	1.0	86.11 ± 4.11 E	6.11 ± 2.13 B
	1.5	100 ± 0.00 F	18.34 ± 2.30 D
	2.0	100 ± 0.00 F	45.28 ± 9.49 G
W2	0.5	14.17 ± 4.39 B	0.00 ± 0.00 A
	1.0	100 ± 0.00 F	9.45 ± 2.13 BC
	1.5	100 ± 0.00 F	34.44 ± 0.91 F
	2.0	100 ± 0.00 F	54.46 ± 2.02 H
W3	0.5	76.39 ± 7.11 D	0.00 ± 0.00 A
	1.0	100 ± 0.00 F	13.89 ± 1.44 CD
	1.5	100 ± 0.00 F	29.72 ± 3.67 E
	2.0	100 ± 0.00 F	64.45 ± 1.29 I

Numbers followed by different letters (A–I) are significantly different at the level of P < 0.05 according to Tukey’s test
W1 wood vinegar produced at 350 °C, W2 wood vinegar produced at 400 °C, W3 wood vinegar produced at 450 °C
^aMeans (n = 4) ± SD

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