title: Maturation of green waste compost as affected by inoculation with the white-rot fungi Trametes versicolor and Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
abstract: Green waste was separately inoculated on day 0 and day 14 with either Trametes versicolor or Phanerochaete chrysosporium to determine their effects on composting time and compost quality. Inoculation with T. versicolor and P. chrysosporium caused more rapid and higher increases in compost temperatures, increased the duration of the thermophilic temperature stage, and reduced the maturity time. Inoculation with T. versicolor and P. chrysosporium greatly increased the quality of the final composts in terms of pH, electrical conductivity, organic matter concentration, C/N ratio, germination index, and nutrient content. Inoculation with T. versicolor and P. chrysosporium also significantly increased the degradation of lignin by 7.1% and 8.2%, respectively, and increased the degradation of cellulose by 10.6% and 13.6%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: a College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaoqiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: a College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Suyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiangyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: a College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D020075:Phanerochaete / Q000378:metabolism*; D012987:Soil; D055454:Trametes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil
keywords: Compost; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Trametes versicolor; green waste; inoculation