ArticleFrontiers in plant science2026
Microbial inoculation enhanced the thermophilic phase and improved final maturity-related properties of coffee husk composting for tomato seedling substrate production.
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Coffee husk composting is constrained by high lignocellulose content, slow decomposition, and residual phytotoxicity. Whether microbial inoculation can accelerate this process while producing a horticultural growing medium remains unclear. We compared coffee husks composted with a commercial microbial agent (a consortium of photosynthetic bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, yeast, filamentous fungi, and actinomycetes) (CHM) versus without (CH) over 180 days. The CHM treatment reached a higher peak temperature (55.6 °C vs. 43.5 °C) and at the end of composting achieved a numerically greater seed germination index (93.2% vs. 71.2%), indicating enhanced maturation and reduced phytotoxicity. High throughput sequencing showed that CHM did not drastically alter overall microbial α diversity but the final compost exhibited a marked reduction in the relative abundance of the genus
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