Microbial decomposer assisted in situ degradation of surface retained paddy straw

Purpose Paddy (rice) straw burning is an alarming issue all over India because of its huge volume generated every year. Combine harvesting results in generation of about 5-7 ton/hectare paddy straw residue that needs to be managed with in a small period (3 weeks) before sowing of wheat crop.Method S...

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Main Authors: Priya Katyal, Rachana Bhardwaj, Sandeep Sharma, Jagroop Sekhon, Neemisha Pathania, Pratibha Vyas, Shammi Kapoor, Gurvinder Kocher
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Published: OICC Press 2023-07-01
Series:International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
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Online Access:https://ijrowa.isfahan.iau.ir/article_693293_48fd8b6242c2575591001e320451d60e.pdf
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author Priya Katyal
Rachana Bhardwaj
Sandeep Sharma
Jagroop Sekhon
Neemisha Pathania
Pratibha Vyas
Shammi Kapoor
Gurvinder Kocher
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Rachana Bhardwaj
Sandeep Sharma
Jagroop Sekhon
Neemisha Pathania
Pratibha Vyas
Shammi Kapoor
Gurvinder Kocher
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description Purpose Paddy (rice) straw burning is an alarming issue all over India because of its huge volume generated every year. Combine harvesting results in generation of about 5-7 ton/hectare paddy straw residue that needs to be managed with in a small period (3 weeks) before sowing of wheat crop.Method Six microbial decomposer preparations including four commercial (C-1 to C-4) and two in house culture (Delftia, Microbial consortium) have been evaluated at four different sites of Central Plain Zone of Punjab during 2018-19 and 2019-20. The microbial formulations were sprayed on the surface retained paddy straw and straw samples were evaluated after 30 days of spray for percent decrease in lignin and C/N ratio.  Result A location and decomposer specific decrease in lignin (%) and C/N ratio during paddy straw surface retention trials was observed, without any significant change in wheat yield. In control (without spray), percent decrease in lignin was in the range of 2.11 to 13.57. Whereas, with microbial sprays, it varies from 7.51 to 35.79. At Ludhiana, maximum decrease in C/N ratio was obtained by C-1 and C-2 (55%), While, at Kapurthala maximum decrease in C/N ratio was obtained by Delftia (71.25%) followed by C-3 (62.62%).Conclusion The variable trend in delignification as well as C/N ratio during surface retained paddy straw trials, highlights that with microbial decomposer application the surface retained paddy straw is not appreciably decomposed in the provided window period of 3 weeks between paddy harvesting and wheat sowing.
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spelling doaj-art-a37b27ff6a5d4497931402a9f58296c92024-12-02T06:34:07ZengOICC PressInternational Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture2195-32282251-77152023-07-0112346747510.30486/ijrowa.2022.1935169.1292693293Microbial decomposer assisted in situ degradation of surface retained paddy strawPriya Katyal0Rachana Bhardwaj1Sandeep Sharma2Jagroop Sekhon3Neemisha Pathania4Pratibha Vyas5Shammi Kapoor6Gurvinder Kocher7Department of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, IndiaDepartment of Biochemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, IndiaDepartment of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, IndiaDepartment of Agronomy- Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, IndiaDepartment of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, IndiaPurpose Paddy (rice) straw burning is an alarming issue all over India because of its huge volume generated every year. Combine harvesting results in generation of about 5-7 ton/hectare paddy straw residue that needs to be managed with in a small period (3 weeks) before sowing of wheat crop.Method Six microbial decomposer preparations including four commercial (C-1 to C-4) and two in house culture (Delftia, Microbial consortium) have been evaluated at four different sites of Central Plain Zone of Punjab during 2018-19 and 2019-20. The microbial formulations were sprayed on the surface retained paddy straw and straw samples were evaluated after 30 days of spray for percent decrease in lignin and C/N ratio.  Result A location and decomposer specific decrease in lignin (%) and C/N ratio during paddy straw surface retention trials was observed, without any significant change in wheat yield. In control (without spray), percent decrease in lignin was in the range of 2.11 to 13.57. Whereas, with microbial sprays, it varies from 7.51 to 35.79. At Ludhiana, maximum decrease in C/N ratio was obtained by C-1 and C-2 (55%), While, at Kapurthala maximum decrease in C/N ratio was obtained by Delftia (71.25%) followed by C-3 (62.62%).Conclusion The variable trend in delignification as well as C/N ratio during surface retained paddy straw trials, highlights that with microbial decomposer application the surface retained paddy straw is not appreciably decomposed in the provided window period of 3 weeks between paddy harvesting and wheat sowing.https://ijrowa.isfahan.iau.ir/article_693293_48fd8b6242c2575591001e320451d60e.pdfc/n ratioin situ degradationlignindecomposer microbespaddy straw
spellingShingle Priya Katyal
Rachana Bhardwaj
Sandeep Sharma
Jagroop Sekhon
Neemisha Pathania
Pratibha Vyas
Shammi Kapoor
Gurvinder Kocher
Microbial decomposer assisted in situ degradation of surface retained paddy straw
International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
c/n ratio
in situ degradation
lignin
decomposer microbes
paddy straw
title Microbial decomposer assisted in situ degradation of surface retained paddy straw
title_full Microbial decomposer assisted in situ degradation of surface retained paddy straw
title_fullStr Microbial decomposer assisted in situ degradation of surface retained paddy straw
title_full_unstemmed Microbial decomposer assisted in situ degradation of surface retained paddy straw
title_short Microbial decomposer assisted in situ degradation of surface retained paddy straw
title_sort microbial decomposer assisted in situ degradation of surface retained paddy straw
topic c/n ratio
in situ degradation
lignin
decomposer microbes
paddy straw
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