Fungal degradation of bamboo treated with crude lake salt and a mixture of borax and boric acid
This study compared the effectiveness of crude lake salt, a traditional preservative used by artisans in Uganda, and borax-boric acid, a conventional preservative, against fungal degradation.Using the European standard, an Hats experiment was set up to determine the durability of Oxytenanthera abyssinica, Oldeania alpina and Bambusa vulgaris treate