Recent developments in the microbiology of retting. Part I.—the microbial flora in different systems of retting

Abstract

Tho gencrnl Gactcriril fforn sins foirnd to Lo sirrrilnr in tlio difcrunt liroceucs of ilns-wtting invcstigutcd. Colifunn bncterin, strcptomcci, trntl sporo-forming nnnorobcs coneiatently uppnr~d in hrgo nuinborn. Continuous norution of tlio rotting liquor with dilfuwd air during tliu COUIW of n rot encournycd tliu growth of aombia nntl fnoultntivo bncterin, but did not g'cntly n t h t thu number of nnserobes. Continuoils cirriilntion of rotting liquor thmugh n Iwrcohitirig filter 'cniovcd u h q o pmprtiqn of bnutorin froin tho liquor, but laft lsrgolp undinturkd thow growing m or new thc Her strnw.

A Review: Maceration in Relation to the Post‐harvest Handling and Processing of Plant Material

“…Maceration tests were often performed under conditions far removed from those encountered in industry, however, and point to little other than the pectolytic nature of these isolates. It is now generally agreed that the aerobes constitute only a subsidiary flora and are of little importance in actually retting (Allen 1946;Lanigan 1951). Most ret tanks also carry a substantial number of pectolytic protozoa (Agate & Bhat 1963).…”

Some chemical and bacterial characteristics of bottom deposits from lakes and estuaries

“…Lloyd, 1931;ZoBell & Anderson, 1936;Rittenberg, 1940;ZoBell & Feltham, 1942 Allen, 1946)-but generally, in bodies of water subject to pollution the numbers of this organism derived from such sources will probably be negligible in comparison with those derived directly from faeces.…”

Effect of Nature of Harvest of Jute Plants on the Production of Cuttings and Improvement of Fibre Quality

“…The bottom parts of the plants are much thicker which resulted enough cuttings in the fibre. It was assumed, if the plants are harvested leaving certain thicker bottom portion of the jute plants in the field then production of cutting might be minimized (Allen, 1946). This experiment was undertaken to develop a suitable way of harvesting jute plants through which the cutting could be eliminated or reduced to certain extent.…”