Journal of Plant Sciences

Special Issue

Recent Developments in Delignification of Wood by Wood Rotting Fungi

  • Submission Deadline: 30 December 2015
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Nagadesi Praveen Kumar
About This Special Issue
Delignification is the removal of the structural polymer lignin from plant tissue. It occurs in a dead cell through the activity of enzymes secreted by neighboring living cells or parasitic fungi cause, for example, white rot of woody plants. Wood decay fungi are unique because of their capacity to decompose lignified cell walls. A few species are of special interest because they can selectively remove lignin from wood without extensive cellulose degradation. Chemical Delignification damage is most commonly found in timber sections used as roof tile battens of buildings that are located in close proximity to the sea, large chemical factories or major arterial roads that have heavy traffic. It is used in industry to obtain cellulose. Removing lignin by chemical method still widely used mainly as a method of pulping industry and this process is very important in the industry of pulp and paper. Biopulping needed in the industry since delignification process can be environmentally friendly and reduce the cost of production. This special issue is to improve the dissemination of advanced research in the area of Delignification of wood. Original research papers are solicited in any aspect of Delignification of wood and their application.

Aims and scope.

1. Identification of Wood rotting fungi
2. Delignification by Wood rotting fungi
3. Histological changes in Delignification
4. Deterioration of Lignin in wood
5. Lignin Modifying Enzymes
6. Production of Cellulose
7. Biopulping and Paper making
8. Applications of Delignification
Lead Guest Editor
  • Nagadesi Praveen Kumar

    P.G. Department of Botany, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, India

Guest Editors
  • Sanghvi Gaurav

    Maxplank Institute for Developmental Biology, Maxplank Institute, Tubingen, Germany

  • Pamidimarri V.N. Sudheer

    Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea

  • Albert Susy

    Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

  • Arya Arun

    Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

  • Padhiar Amee

    Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

  • Jesudoss Dinakaran

    Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

  • Arepalli Jeji Bhavani

    Department of Botany, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, India

  • Lakshmishri Roy

    Department of Food Technology, West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, India