Shaowen Wang, Zhiming Xu, Xuerui Xu, Feng Gao, Kang Zhang, Xin Zhang, Xiu Zhang, Guoping Yang, Zengqiang Zhang, Ronghua Li, Fusheng Quan
Excavating nitrogen-fixing bacteria with high-temperature tolerance is essential for the efficient composting of animal dung. In this study, two strains of thermophilic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, NF1 (Bacillus subtilis) and NF2 (Azotobacter chroococcum), were added to cow dung compost both individually (NF1, NF2) and mixed together (NF3; mixing NF1 and NF2 at a ratio of 1:1). The results showed that NF1, NF2, and NF3 inoculants increased the total Kjeldahl nitrogen level by 38.43%-55.35%, prolonged the thermophilic period by 1-13 d, increased the seed germination index by 17...
April 8, 2024: Bioresource Technology