The use of cellulolytic <i>Aspergillus</i> sp. inoculum to improve the quality of Pineapple compost

Bambang Irawan; Aandi Saputra; Salman Farisi; Yulianty Yulianty; Sri Wahyuningsih; Noviany Noviany; Yandri Yandri; Sutopo Hadi; Bambang Irawan; Aandi Saputra; Salman Farisi; Yulianty Yulianty; Sri Wahyuningsih; Noviany Noviany; Yandri Yandri; Sutopo Hadi

doi:10.3934/microbiol.2023003

AIMS Microbiology

2023, Volume 9, Issue 1: 41-54. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2023003

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The use of cellulolytic Aspergillus sp. inoculum to improve the quality of Pineapple compost

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Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, the University of Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia
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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, the University of Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia

Received: 21 August 2022 Revised: 20 January 2023 Accepted: 30 January 2023 Published: 07 February 2023

Pineapple litter has a complex polymer of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which makes them difficult to decompose. However, pineapple litter has great potential to be a good organic material source for the soil when completely decomposed. The addition of inoculants can facilitate the composting process. This study investigated whether the addition of cellulolytic fungi inoculants to pineapple litters improves the efficiency of the composting processes. The treatments were KP1 = pineapple leaf litter: cow manure (2:1), KP2 = pineapple stem litter: cow manure (2:1), KP3 = pineapple leaf litter: pineapple stem litter: cow manure P1 (leaf litter and 1% inoculum), P2 (stem litter and 1% inoculum), and P3 (leaf + stem litters and 1% inoculum). The result showed that the number of Aspergillus sp. spores on corn media was 5.64 x 10⁷ spores/mL, with viability of 98.58%. Aspergillus sp. inoculum improved the quality of pineapple litter compost, based on the enhanced contents of C, N, P, K, and the C/N ratio, during the seven weeks of composting. Moreover, the best treatment observed in this study was P1. The C/N ratios of compost at P1, P2, and P3 were within the recommended range of organic fertilizer which was 15–25%, with a Carbon/Nitrogen proportion of 11.3%, 11.8%, and 12.4% (P1, P2, and P3), respectively.
- Aspergillus sp,
- cellulolytic,
- decomposition inoculum,
- pineapple litter
Citation: Bambang Irawan, Aandi Saputra, Salman Farisi, Yulianty Yulianty, Sri Wahyuningsih, Noviany Noviany, Yandri Yandri, Sutopo Hadi. The use of cellulolytic Aspergillus sp. inoculum to improve the quality of Pineapple compost[J]. AIMS Microbiology, 2023, 9(1): 41-54. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2023003

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Abstract

Pineapple litter has a complex polymer of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which makes them difficult to decompose. However, pineapple litter has great potential to be a good organic material source for the soil when completely decomposed. The addition of inoculants can facilitate the composting process. This study investigated whether the addition of cellulolytic fungi inoculants to pineapple litters improves the efficiency of the composting processes. The treatments were KP1 = pineapple leaf litter: cow manure (2:1), KP2 = pineapple stem litter: cow manure (2:1), KP3 = pineapple leaf litter: pineapple stem litter: cow manure P1 (leaf litter and 1% inoculum), P2 (stem litter and 1% inoculum), and P3 (leaf + stem litters and 1% inoculum). The result showed that the number of Aspergillus sp. spores on corn media was 5.64 x 10⁷ spores/mL, with viability of 98.58%. Aspergillus sp. inoculum improved the quality of pineapple litter compost, based on the enhanced contents of C, N, P, K, and the C/N ratio, during the seven weeks of composting. Moreover, the best treatment observed in this study was P1. The C/N ratios of compost at P1, P2, and P3 were within the recommended range of organic fertilizer which was 15–25%, with a Carbon/Nitrogen proportion of 11.3%, 11.8%, and 12.4% (P1, P2, and P3), respectively.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank to Directorate of Research and Community Services, The Ministry of Research and Technology/Research and the National Innovation Agency, Indonesia that funded this work through Applied Research Grant Schemes with contract numbers of 860/UN26.21/PN/2019; 4376/UN26.21/PN/2020; 205/E4.1/AK.04.PT/2021 and Professorship Research Grant, Universitas Lampung with contract number 1675/UN26.21/PN/2021. We also thank to the Research Division of PT. Great Giant Pineapple, Lampung, Indonesia for providing pineapple substrates and chemical analyses.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest in this article.

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