Monday, September 28, 2020

How a Wood Decaying Fungus decay the wood


How a Wood Decaying Fungus decay the wood

🍄 Fungi are the main organisms responsible for wood decay.
🍄 Wood-decay fungi can be classified according to the type of decay that they cause like brown rot, soft rot, and white rot
🍄 Dry wood will not decay because wood decaying fungi can't be activated without moisture.
🍄 When fungi decay wood, the process involves breaking down of complex chemical compounds, primarily cellulose and/or lignin.
🍄 Fungi secret digestive enzymes and other
chemicals for breakdown and digestion of these food products.

Source: From literature & Internet
Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
www.aprf.org.in

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