Title of article
Identification of rice straw degrading microbial consortium
Author/Authors
Stella, M. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) - Agrobiodiversity and Environmental Research Centre, Malaysia , Emmyrafedziawati, A.K. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) - Plant and Soil Science Research Centre, Malaysia
From page
119
To page
127
Abstract
A microbial consortium consisting of 30 species of bacteria was developed to study the biodegradation of rice straw. Rice straw treated only with microorganisms showed better degradation results compared with rice straw pre-treated with urea, lime and palm oil mill effluent (POME). A reduction of 15.85, 24.22 and 10.25% in acid detergent fibre (ADF), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and crude fibre (CF) of rice straw was observed after the treatment with microbial consortium. The study highlights the potential of microbial consortium to degrade rice straw efficiently.
Keywords
identification , rice straw , biodegradation , microbial consortium
Journal title
Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science
Journal title
Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science
Record number
2577061
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