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Inoculation of sugar mill by-products compost with N2-fixing bacteria

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Inoculation of sugar mill by-products compost with N2-fixing bacteria may improve its quality by increasing total N and available P. Compost was inoculated with Azotobacter vinelandii(ATCC 478), Beijerinckia derxii (ATCC 49361), and Azospirillumsp. TS8, each alone and all three together. Numbers of all N2-fixing bacteria in compost declined from an initial population of 5 × 105 cells g−1 during incubation. The population of Azotobacter declined to approximately 2 × 102 cells g−1 and the population of Beijerinckia and Azospirillum declined to approximately 9 × 103 and 3.5 × 104 cells g−1 respectively, at day 50. Inoculation with N2-fixing bacteria increased acetylene reduction, total N by 6–16 and available P by 25–30% in comparison to the uninoculated control. Increasing the N content and P availability of compost increases its value and there may be additional benefit from providing N2 fixing bacteria.

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  1. Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    Sompong Meunchang & Supamard Panichsakpatana

  2. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, 77843-2474, USA

    Richard W. Weaver

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Meunchang, S., Panichsakpatana, S. & Weaver, R.W. Inoculation of sugar mill by-products compost with N2-fixing bacteria. Plant Soil 271, 219–225 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-004-2389-3

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