Using accelerated retting to get golden fiber from Indian Tossa jute (Corchorus sp.)

Traditional retting over 20 to 25 days in still water yields low-quality fiber in jute-growing nations, necessitating the creation of an efficient retting technique. Little data on field efficacy, storability, environmental impact, and cost analysis were published for a number of retting systems employing region-specific microbial consortia. In order to encourage the growth of the retting microbial population regardless of location, the retting formulation NINFET-Sathi was developed in this study. In comparison to conventional retting, NINFET-Sathi produced a jute fiber production that was 8–10.5% higher and had a 1- to 1.5-grade increase after 10–12 days. NINFET-Sathi did not introduce any new microbe into the retting system, in contrast to other reported microbial-retting systems.Native pectinolytic and xylanolytic bacteria communities in the retting water grew more quickly as a result. With low defects (0.56-0.61% by weight) and low root content (7.11-7.68% by length), this formulation increased bundle strength by 10.8-15.3%, fineness by 14.7-22.8%, and color by 27.9-33.1% while maintaining higher fiber quality (TD-2) over traditional retting (TD-3) consistently for three years of storage. Long-term storage also provided opportunities for remote delivery of the NINFET-Sathi formulation to inaccessible jute-growing regions. In comparison to pre-retting water, seed germination rates for rice, Bengal gram, green gram, and Indian mustard were higher in the post-retting water treated with NINFET-Sathi and were determined to fulfill water regulations for irrigation and aquaculture. For jute producers, using the NINFET-Sathi retting technique has the potential to yield a net extra ncome of nearly USD 257 per ha.

Details: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652622046376 

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