TY  - JOUR
T1  - 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.
AU - Adetogun, A.C. AU - Oladapo, F.M. AU - Omole, A.O. AU - Ogunjobi, K.M. AU - Adejumo, R.O. 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
SP  - 128
EP  - 130
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2010.128.130
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2010.128.130
KW  - Cellulose
KW  -hemicellulose
KW  -lignin
KW  -enzymes
KW  -mycelia
KW  -sectioning
AB  - <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.
ER  -