Cellulose is attacked and decomposed to simpler chemical compounds by a host or microorganisms in a variety or natural processes. In this manner, a very large part of the carbon of decaying vegetation is reconverted into forms utilizable by other…

The indefinite knowledge of the constitution and interrelation of the cell wall components has led to the development of highly empirical methods for their estimation. After the removal of the soluble constituents from finely ground plant material with suitable inert…