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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