Microbial Remediation of Agricultural Residues

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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60

Part of the book series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews ((SARV,volume 60))

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The rising crop production generates a high quantity of agricultural residues that are not fully recycled, e.g. in bedding for animals and feed production, thus leaving large amounts of unused residues that induce environemental pollution. For instance, the residue excess is often set to fire by the farming communities. Since residues contain nutrients, microbes can be used to convert residue into valuable products. Here we review the microbial conversion of agricultural residues into fuels, food and feed materials. Biofuels include bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol, and biogas. Microbial systems transform residues into useful compost for plants, and into nutrient-enriched feed for animals. Solid-state fermentation of residues can be used to produce food such as mushrooms.

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We would like to thank all the funding agencies which provided financial support (JRF, SRF, KNU Best, and University Merit Scholarship) to all the authors who have together contributed to the current manuscript. The duly acknowledged funding agencies are the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, India), CCS Haryana Agriculture University (CCSHAU, India), and Kangwon National University (Republic of Korea).

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Sharma, P., Sangwan, S., Kaur, H., Patra, A., Mehta, S. (2023). Microbial Remediation of Agricultural Residues. In: Singh, N., Chattopadhyay, A., Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol 60. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24181-9_13

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