FORMULATION OF NOVEL VEGETABLES AND FRUITS WASTE CULTURE MEDIUM FOR THE CULTIVATION OF FUNGI
Published at : October 05, 2021
FORMULATION OF NOVEL VEGETABLES AND FRUITS WASTE CULTURE MEDIUM FOR THE CULTIVATION OF INDUSTRIALLY IMPORTANT FUNGI
T. M. Sadiqua Jabeen and Dr. P. Saranraj
The present study was aimed to formulate the Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes culture medium for studying the growth of two Industrially Beneficial Fungi (Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer). Four different Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes viz., Garlic peel waste, Plantain flower peel, Orange peel waste, and Pineapple peel waste were selected for the present research. The Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes are a good source of Pectin and the fungi Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer are capable of producing the Pectinase enzyme. Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer digest the Pectin present in the Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes by producing the enzyme Pectinase and grow well. The growth of the fungi in the Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes culture medium was compared with the Standard fungal culture medium Sabouraud’s dextrose agar (SDA). It was observed that the growth of Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer are good and luxuriant in Sabouraud’s dextrose agar when compared to Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes culture medium. For Aspergillus niger, maximum growth was observed in Plantain flower peel, Orange peel waste, Garlic peel waste, and Pineapple peel waste. Surprisingly for Rhizopus stolonifer, growth was uniform in Sabouraud’s dextrose agar, Plantain flower peel, and Orange peel waste. Garlic peel waste has shown less amount of Rhizopus stolonifer. The fungi Rhizopus stolonifer does not show any growth on Pineapple waste peel medium because the presence of high sugar content may inhibit the Rhizopus stolonifer growth. In conclusion, we recommend the Orange peel waste and Garlic peel waste for the Microbial industries to use that waste as a substrate for the production of Microbial industrial products where the fungi Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer are involved. The present study will provide the concept of a “Zero waste economy” to this society.
T. M. Sadiqua Jabeen and Dr. P. Saranraj
The present study was aimed to formulate the Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes culture medium for studying the growth of two Industrially Beneficial Fungi (Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer). Four different Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes viz., Garlic peel waste, Plantain flower peel, Orange peel waste, and Pineapple peel waste were selected for the present research. The Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes are a good source of Pectin and the fungi Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer are capable of producing the Pectinase enzyme. Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer digest the Pectin present in the Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes by producing the enzyme Pectinase and grow well. The growth of the fungi in the Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes culture medium was compared with the Standard fungal culture medium Sabouraud’s dextrose agar (SDA). It was observed that the growth of Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer are good and luxuriant in Sabouraud’s dextrose agar when compared to Vegetable and Fruit peel wastes culture medium. For Aspergillus niger, maximum growth was observed in Plantain flower peel, Orange peel waste, Garlic peel waste, and Pineapple peel waste. Surprisingly for Rhizopus stolonifer, growth was uniform in Sabouraud’s dextrose agar, Plantain flower peel, and Orange peel waste. Garlic peel waste has shown less amount of Rhizopus stolonifer. The fungi Rhizopus stolonifer does not show any growth on Pineapple waste peel medium because the presence of high sugar content may inhibit the Rhizopus stolonifer growth. In conclusion, we recommend the Orange peel waste and Garlic peel waste for the Microbial industries to use that waste as a substrate for the production of Microbial industrial products where the fungi Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer are involved. The present study will provide the concept of a “Zero waste economy” to this society.
FORMULATIONNOVELVEGETABLES