Decomposition of oil palm bio-waste using microbes

Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-54

  Kalidas, P ^a   Sravanthi, A ^a  

^a ICAR Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research   (India)

Author keywords

Biowaste; Empty Fruit Bunches; Mesocarp Fibre; Oil palm; Trichoderma viride

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOWASTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ELAEIS; NONHUMAN; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; WASTE;

EID: 84898470690     PISSN: 09738916     EISSN: 22307303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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