TY - JOUR
T1 - Biodegradation of lignocellulosic agricultural wastes by Pleurotus ostreatus
AU - Hadar, Yitzhak
AU - Kerem, Zohar
AU - Gorodecki, Barbara
PY - 1993/7
Y1 - 1993/7
N2 - Cotton plant stalks are available in vast quantities in all cotton-growing areas. The material poses agrotechnical problems since the stalks have a fibrous structure resembling that of hardwood and contain 46% cellulose, 20% hemicellulose and 21% lignin. Two potential uses for this material are as a fuel in rural areas and as a substrate for the 'oyster mushroom', Pleurotus. In this work, degradation of the lignocellulosic component of cotton stalks by Pleurotus is described. This fungus degrades lignocellulose with obvious selectivity for lignin, resulting in increased digestibility of the remaining organic matter.
AB - Cotton plant stalks are available in vast quantities in all cotton-growing areas. The material poses agrotechnical problems since the stalks have a fibrous structure resembling that of hardwood and contain 46% cellulose, 20% hemicellulose and 21% lignin. Two potential uses for this material are as a fuel in rural areas and as a substrate for the 'oyster mushroom', Pleurotus. In this work, degradation of the lignocellulosic component of cotton stalks by Pleurotus is described. This fungus degrades lignocellulose with obvious selectivity for lignin, resulting in increased digestibility of the remaining organic matter.
KW - Digestibility by ruminants
KW - Lignin degradation
KW - Pleurotus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027164603&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/0168-1656(93)90034-K
DO - 10.1016/0168-1656(93)90034-K
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AN - SCOPUS:0027164603
SN - 0168-1656
VL - 30
SP - 133
EP - 139
JO - Journal of Biotechnology
JF - Journal of Biotechnology
IS - 1
ER -
