COMPARATIVE STUDY ON NATURAL DURABILITY OF MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA) AND RAINTREE (ALBIZIA SAMAN) WOOD IN FUNGAL AND FIELD TEST

This paper deals with intended to determine the decay resistance of mango (Mangifera indica) and raintree (Albizia saman) wood in fungal field test. In test, a white rot fungus (Schizophyllum commune) was used laboratory. The average weight loss Mangifera indica Albizia saman blocks inoculated for 16 weeks were 35.28% 23.80% respectively. test 42.36% 28.54% respectively M. A. wood. both degradation higher compared Thus, natural durability is than that It evident under perishable class falls non-durable according classification.