Farhat R. Malik
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Soaliha Ahmed
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Yazdana M. Rizki
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ABSTRACT
This work is a part of solid waste management project. Bagasse, a lignocellulosic waste of sugarcane industry was utilized for producing the nitrogenous biofertilizer. Nitrogen fixing free living bacteria were isolated from soil samples using dilution plate method. Selection of bacteria Azotobacter chroococcum was made due to its capability to survive and fix the maximum nitrogen as compared to other bacteria tested in a medium in which bagasse was the only carbon source. A. chroococcum, A. indicus and Azospirilum brasilense were tested for nitrogen fixation from 7 to 28 days. Maximum nitrogen fixed by these bacteria was 67.81, 28.00 and 43.20 mg/L respectively. Experimental results justified that bagasse biomass with A. chroococcum is a good source of nitrogen and organic matter, which can be utilized as a biofertilizer.
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Farhat R. Malik, Soaliha Ahmed and Yazdana M. Rizki, 2001. Utilization of Lignocellulosic Waste for the Preparation of Nitrogenous Biofertilizer. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 1217-1220.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.1217.1220
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2001.1217.1220
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.1217.1220
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2001.1217.1220
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