| Title |
It Works! Organic-Waste-Assisted Trichoderma spp. Solid-State Fermentation on Agricultural Digestate |
| ID_Doc |
24292 |
| Authors |
Alias, C; Bulgari, D; Gobbi, E |
| Title |
It Works! Organic-Waste-Assisted Trichoderma spp. Solid-State Fermentation on Agricultural Digestate |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Microorganisms, 10, 1 |
| DOI |
10.3390/microorganisms10010164 |
| Abstract |
This study aimed at valorizing digestate through Trichoderma spp. solid-state fermentation (SSF) to produce a potentially ameliorated fertilizer combined with fungal biomass as a value-added bioproduct. Plant-growth-promoting Trichoderma atroviride Ta13, T. reesei RUT-C30, T. asperellum R, and T. harzianum T-22 were tested on different SSF substrates: whole digestate (WD), digestate dried up with wood sawdust (SSF1), and digestate enriched with food waste and dried up with wood sawdust (SSF2). The fungal biomass was quantified by using a qPCR assay. The growth of the four Trichoderma spp. was only observed on the SSF2 substrate. The highest quantity of mycelium was produced by T. reesei RUT-30 (689.80 +/- 80.53 mg/g substrate), followed by T. atroviride Ta13, and T. asperellum R (584.24 +/- 13.36 and 444.79 +/- 91.02 mg/g substrate). The germination of Lepidium sativum seeds was evaluated in order to assess the phytoxicity of the Trichoderma-enriched substrate. The treatments with 7.5% SSF2-R, 3.75% SSF2-T-22, and 1.8% SSF2-Ta13 equally enhanced the root elongation in comparison to the non-fermented SSF-2. This study demonstrated that digestate, mixed with agro-food waste, was able to support the cultivation of Trichoderma spp., paving the way to the valorization of fermented digestate as a proper biofertilizer. |
| Author Keywords |
agro-industrial waste; fungal biomass; qPCR; circular economy; biofertilizer |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000746289000001 |
| WoS Category |
Microbiology |
| Research Area |
Microbiology |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/1/164/pdf?version=1642123894
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