Production of weak acid by anaerobic fermentation of soil and antifungal effect.
Acetic acid and butyric acid were produced by the anaerobic fermentation of soil mixed with wheat or rice bran. The concentration of acetic acid produced in the wheat and rice bran-treated soil was 31.2 mM and 8 mM, respectively, whereas the concentration of butyric acid in the wheat and rice bran-treated soil was 25.0 mM and 8 mM, respectively. The minimal fungicidal concentration (MFC) for all the fungal strains was 40-60 mM acetic acid, 20-40 mM butyric acid, and 40-60 mM mixture of acetic acid: butyric acid (1:1, v/v). Consequently, the efficacy of mixing wheat-bran with soil to control soil diseases was demonstrated.
Kim
Hong-Lim
HL
Division ofApplied Life and Environmental Sciences, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 540-742, Korea.
Jung
Bong-Nam
BN
Sohn
Bo-Kyoon
BK
D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020148:Butyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005285:Fermentation; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D020148:Butyric Acid; D019342:Acetic Acid