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    EVALUATION OF CONSORTIUM CELLULOLYTIC MICROBES IN DEGRADATION OF RICE STRAW TO IMPROVE PLANT GROWTH
    (2018-08-24) Linda, Tetty Marta; Mutalib, Sahilah Abd; Omar, Othman; Surif, Salmijah
    A consortium of cellulolytic microbes (CCM) isolated from paddy fields were developed to degrade rice straw in the field. Under green house conditions, paddy plants grown in soil incorporated with the consortium cellulolytic microbes and straw for eight weeks showed significant (P ≤ 0.05) increases in total dry weight, biomass, stem length and seed weight compared to controls, suggesting the CCM to be effective in degrading the paddy straw and improving paddy growth. Laboratory phytotoxicity study showed a germination index of 116.7% indicating the CCM to be harmless to plants and suggesting it to be phytonutrient-phytostimulant