BLUE STAIN-FUNGI PREVENTION IN RATTAN FURNITURE INDUSTRY

Abstract

There are about 6 genera and 40 - 60 species of rattan in Thailand only one species, Calamus longisetus was carried out in the wood deterioration laboratory of the Forest products Department. The main objectives of the study are to test on the effectiveness of Bennox (wood preservatives) and treatment for quality control of Rattan can be processed as poles for furniture making. C. longisetus is regarded as one of the best and it is the species being conducted as poles or manufactured products. One reason for this study is to: minimize the occurence of fungal blue staining in rattan furniture industry because this destroys the bright clean appearance of the canes and reduces their usefulness and selling price to the point where their production is unprofitable. Another reason is to find out which among the 100 preservatives currently introduced in the market are the best and which are not.

Evidence from the study Bennox show that, this preservatives have much effectiveness for improvement in the production of high quality canes as poles for furniture making and for increasing the income of the producer. Other results of this research in to be found that, those causing stain in untreated rattan belong mostly to the genera of Diplodia and Ceratocystis. It is these stains that cause most of the devaluation of the rattan canes. The discolorations can not be removed successfully by bleaching agents. Evidence from the study show that, the relative concentration of anti-stain solution and treating time-period to the drying and maintenance effects the growth resistance of Blye Stain-Fungi in Rattan Furniture Industry. So the information obtained from this study would be great benefit for further forest product research and industrial development.