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Microbial community insights into antimicrobial rice-straw lignin fractions during poultry litter vermicomposting and their effects on Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) growth.

PubMed · 2026-05-24

Adding rice straw lignin to poultry litter worm compost suppressed harmful pathogens, shifted the microbial community toward beneficial decomposers, and measurably improved okra plant growth compared to untreated compost.

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Rice straw lignin fractions showed measurable antimicrobial activity against pathogen loads in poultry litter during 45-day vermicomposting with Eisenia fetida.

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Microbial community composition shifted toward beneficial decomposer populations when lignin fractions were added, compared to controls without rice straw.

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Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) plants grown in lignin-enriched vermicompost showed improved growth metrics relative to plants in untreated poultry litter compost.

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