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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mili, Chiranjib
• Tayung, Kumanand

Titel

Application of compatible lignocellulolytic fungal consortia for quality composting of leaf litter and assessment of the end products

Ist Teil von

• Bioresource technology reports, 2024-02, Vol.25, p.101800, Article 101800

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Leaf litter still remains one of the most overlooked organic waste in the present scenario. This study aims to examine the composting efficacy of leaf litter employing different compatible lignocellulolytic fungal consortia. The experiment was carried out in seven treatments (T1-T7) and lasted for 65 days. Based on the results of temperature and pH variations, total organic carbon (TOC), macronutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Mg), trace elements (Fe, Mn), and plant growth assessment, the final compost (T3) treated with fungal consortia consisting of Pseudoplagiostoma eucalypti (LLF10) and Purpureocillium lilacinum (LLF22) was found to be the best quality compost. Ascomycota (∼100 %), Cercozoa (> 65 %), Ciliophora (>45 %), Mucoromycota (>35 %), and Basidiomycota (∼30 %) were the dominant fungal phyla in the T3. In conclusion, compatible and effective lignocellulolytic fungal consortia can be tremendous candidates for composting of leaf litter and other lignocellulosic wastes for the generation of quality compost. [Display omitted] •Fungal consortia added with termite mounds enhanced the composting of leaf litter.•EM2 consortium manifested the best quality compost (T3).•Ascomycota, Cercozoa, and Ciliophora, were the dominant phyla in the T3 compost.•Macronutrients were negatively correlated with trace elements in the compost.