Initial studies on the influence of Aspergillus niger on the wood components of Populus sp.

Abstract

Initial studies on the influence of Aspergillus niger on the wood components of Populus sp. An attempt was made to determine the content of structural substances (cellulose, holocellulose, lignin) and non-structural substances in poplar wood (Populus sp.) infected with the mentioned fungus. For this purpose, wood chips were infected with spore suspension and then incubated under sterile and suitable growth conditions. After 7, 14 and 21 days the degree of poplar wood degradation was assessed by determining the substances contained in the wood by performing chemical analyses: Kürschner-Hoffer cellulose, holocellulose by the sodium chlorite method, lignin in accordance with PN-92/P50092 standard and non-structural components. The conducted analyses made it possible to determine the effect of Aspergillus niger’s presence time on the degree of degradation of individual wood components.