• Sarika Shantilal Raut
• Santosh Sureshrao Khalge
• Poonam Bhausaheb Kharade
• Yash Vishnu Mohalkar

In this study cellulolytic bacterium Actinomycetes were used to decompose plant residue (sugarcane). India produces larger amount of plant residue each year. Nearly half of the residues burned every year . Open burning of sugarcane residue has large impact in regional atmospheric pollution and global climatic change. Actinomycetes culture isolated from different sources : post harvest sugarcane residue , soil collected from village Walunj, Ashti. The results showed that an inoculation of Actinomycetes bacteria provided better decomposition of sugarcane crop residue and enhanced physicochemical properties of soil Actinomycetes could be used sugarcane leaf decomposers resulted in a biofertilizer after the degradation .

Actinomycetes , Decomposition , Isolation , Plant residue

"Studies on effect of actinomycetes on decomposition of plant residues ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.f49-f56, July-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307506.pdf

"Studies on effect of actinomycetes on decomposition of plant residues ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no. ppf49-f56, July-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307506.pdf