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ONTIVEROS-MORENO, Yolanda et al. Natural durability of wood from six species of commercial importance in Mexico. Rev. mex. de cienc. forestales [online]. 2024, vol.15, n.84, pp.132-154.  Epub 22-Out-2024. ISSN 2007-1132.  https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v15i84.1453.

The natural durability of wood is defined as its intrinsic ability to resist degradation caused by biotic and abiotic factors. There are few records of natural wood durability in Mexico; in this study, it was determined based on the degradation of the wood of six commercial species: Pinus durangensis, P. strobiformis, P. cooperi, Juniperus deppeana, Quercus sideroxyla, and Alnus acuminata, in addition to Fagus sylvatica as the control. Test specimens were placed in contact with soil for 12 months at the Mineral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Ecological Reserve of in Cósala, Sinaloa, and at the Las Bayas property in the state of Durango. Five specimens of each species were buried at 50 % of their length and analyzed following the UNE-EN 252:2015 European standard for determining degradation in wood, and UNE-EN 350:2016 for estimating durability. Due to the absence of normality (p<0.05) in the degradation data, the Kruskall-Wallis nonparametric test was used to determine statistical differences between species, locality, and puncture area. Statistical analysis was performed in the R-Studio program. According to UNE-EN 252:2015 and UNE-EN 350:2016, J. deppeana was the most durable wood classified as Class 1; Q. sideroxyla, P. strobiformis, P. durangensis and F. sylvatica (control) were Class 2 timbers, with slight damage; and A. acuminata and P. cooperi were classified as Class 3, with evident degradation. It is concluded that J. deppeana has the most durable wood.

Palavras-chave : Durability; Fagus sylvatica L.; Juniperus deppeana Steud.; soil; UNE-EN 252:2015; UNE-EN 350:2016.

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