@article{MAKHILLAJ20105320380,
    title = {Biodegradation of <I>Triplochiton scleroxylon</I> K. Schum <I>Tectona grandis</I> Linn, <I>Gmelina arborea</I> Roxb, <I>Nauclea diderichii</I> Linn and <I>Terminalia ivorensis</I> A. Chev by <I>Lenzites palisoti</I> Fr.},
    journal = {Agricultural Journal},
    volume = {5},
    number = {3},
    pages = {128-130},
    year = {2010},
    issn = {1816-9155},
    doi = {aj.2010.128.130},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-9155&doi=aj.2010.128.130},
    author = {A.C.,F.M.,A.O.,K.M. and},
    keywords = {Cellulose,hemicellulose,lignin,enzymes,mycelia,sectioning},
    abstract = {<I>Triplochiton scleroxylon, Tectona grandis, Gmelina arborea, Nauclea diderichii </I>and<I> Terminalia ivorensis</I> wood blocks were biodegraded <I>in situ</I> in the laboratory by <I>Lenzites palisoti</I> a white rot fungus. The test blocks were cut into 10x10x20 mm and exposed into the infection region of pure culture of <I>Lenzites palisoti</I> for 16 weeks. The test blocks were examined for weight loss at 4 weeks interval. The percentages of weight loss obtained after 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks of incubation of the test blocks in <I>Lenzites palisoti</I> indicated that decay occurred at a relatively constant rate. After 16 weeks, micro morphological analysis of the decayed wood showed that the action of the cellulolytic enzymes of <I>Lenzites palisoti</I> was restricted to cell wall surface.}
    }