Research Article

The Decay Resistance and Hyphae Penetration of Bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii Decayed by White and Brown Rot Fungi

Table 6

Mean chemical contents of G. Scortechinii.

PropertiesAge (years)
0.53.56.5

Oven dry density (g/m3)0.53 (0.04)0.61 (0.03)0.68 (0.07)
Alcohole/toluene extractive (%)5.8 (1.5)5.3 (0.4)5.6 (0.2)
Holocellulose (%)78.6 (0.3)80.6 (2.3)82.3 (1.8)
-cellulose (%)64.6 (0.6)64.6 (0.3)64.6 (0.2)
Lignin (%)23.4 (0.3)27.8 (1.9)29.0 (0.4)
Ash (%)1.9 (0.02)2.8 (0.10)3.5 (0.02)
Silica (%)0.6 (0.2)1.7 (0.02)2.0 (0.2)

The values in parenthesis are standard deviation.