Volume 10, Issue 21, January - June 2024

Influence of different microbial agents on the jute retting process in a stagnant condition

Ahmed M^1♦, Tanni JF², Hasan MM³, Parvej SMS¹, Jui SA¹, Mamun MSA¹, Mitra S¹, Kader K¹, Sarkar YU¹

¹Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
²Department of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
³Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

^♦Corresponding author
Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

ABSTRACT

The experiment was conducted at the Jute research substation, Tarabo, Narayanganj, in 2023 from March to August. A consortium of Bacillus pumilus, Macrophomina phaseolina, and Aspergillus tererus was prepared in the Central Laboratory, Plant Pathology Department, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, and it was applied in field conditions at Tarabo with three replications. All the treatment combinations showed significant differences in all the parameters. The lowest retting duration (13 days) was recorded in Tossa pat treated with Bacillus pumilus, and in Deshi pat, it took 15 days. It showed 45.07 % greater results than the control. Fiber recovery and fire fineness were better at Tossa pat treated with Bacillus pumilus. On the other, fiber strength was better in Deshi pat compared to Tossa pat treated with Bacillus pumilus. The bark contains percentage was also lower (3.67%) at Tossa pat treated with Bacillus pumilus. Tossa pat and Deshi pat are relatively similar in terms of fiber colour, grade, and luster. The results concluded that the jute retting condition can be improved through microbial treatment in a stagnant state.

Keywords: Golden Fiber, Retting, Microbial Agents, retting duration, Fiber recovery, Fiber Strength, Fiber Fineness, Fiber Colour, Grade and Luster

Discovery Agriculture, 2024, 10, e2da1545

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v10i21.e2da1545

Published: 31 January 2024