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Mesophilic Mycobiota of Composted Sorghum Wastes in Egypt

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Last updated: 23 Jan 2023

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Ecology
Microbiology
Recycling

Abstract

Seven composted heaps in addition to the control heap (without microbiological inoculation) were inoculated with six highly ligno-cellulolytic microorganisms singly or in mixed forms as accelerators of the decomposition process for 60 days until compost maturity at room temperature. Throughout composting process at different interval periods (15, 30, 45 & 60 days), mycological survey was performed to select the most effective composts for research continuation. Nineteen fungal species belonging to 9 genera plus to one sterile mycelia were isolated from composted heaps on Czapek's-dextrose and potato-dextrose agar media using dilution-plate method accounting collectively 1696 x 104 cfu/g.The total fungal count of all treatments ranged between 113 – 545 x 104 cfu/g and it increased with microbial inoculation. Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium were the most prevalent genera in composting process. A. niger,A. fumigatus and P. chrysogenum were the most predominant species. Mucor racemosus, Fusarium solani, A. terreus,A. flavus,Emericella nidulans, A. foetidus,A. subsessils and F. incarnatum were isolated in moderate frequencies of occurrence. While, Trichoderma hamatum,P. brevicompactum, A. sydowii, A. ochraceous, and Saccharomyces cervisiae were isolated in low frequencies of occurrence.

DOI

10.21608/jesj.2016.200136

Keywords

Cereal wastes, mesophilic fungi, compositing, sorghum waste, recycling

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Youssef

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University 82524, Sohag, Egypt.

Email

youssefm2006@yahoo.com

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Sohag

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First Name

Osman

Last Name

El-Maghraby

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt.

Email

osmanelmaghraby@yahoo.com

City

Sohag

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First Name

Hassan

Last Name

O. M.

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Affiliation

Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt.

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First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Rashwan

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Affiliation

Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt.

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Volume

15

Article Issue

1

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27943

Issue Date

2016-12-01

Receive Date

2015-10-19

Publish Date

2016-12-30

Page Start

67

Page End

76

Print ISSN

2314-5579

Online ISSN

2682-3942

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1,869

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Publication Title

Journal of Environmental Studies

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23 Jan 2023