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Microalgae and Crop Bio-Fertilization

Olakunle R. Ogunsakin1* and Martha Apple1
  • 1 Montana Tech of the University of Montana, United States

Algae from the Cold Bed Methane (CBM) ponds of the Tongue River Basin in southeastern Montana have the potential to be utilized as fertilizer for use on the economically important plants of Montana. Two very important crop plants of Montana (winter wheat - Triticum aestivum and potatoes - Solanum tuberosum) were considered. To explore this fertilization potential, isolates of unicellular green algae (PW95) from the CBM ponds were cultured in the laboratory and the cells were concentrated using gravity sedimentation. The nutrient analysis of PW95 was determined. The concentrated algal slurry was added to seedlings of hard winter wheat, T.aestivum, grown in a greenhouse for three months and harvested. When compared to control wheat grown with only water, or with water and a commercially available fertilizer, the PW95-fertilized wheat had a higher chlorophyll content, more tillers (side shoots), and a higher ratio of inflorescence (groups of flowers) per stem. The results of this study suggest that PW95 from the CBM ponds may be a viable source of fertilizer for crops and other economically important plants of Montana and may contribute to the development of an economically important and locally obtainable product from the ponds.

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Acknowledgements

Algal (PW95 sp.) isolates from Centre for Biofilm Engineering (MSU), Potatoes and clonal seedlings were from the MSU Potato Lab, Wheat seeds were from Northern Seed Co., Summit Energy Resources LLC. provided access to the CBM ponds, and project was funded by the Montana Board of Regents.

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Keywords: Cold Bed Methane (CBM) produced water, microalgae (unicellular eukaryotic algae), Biomass harvesting, biofertilizer, Flocculation

Conference: National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) 45th Annual Conference , Orlando, Florida, United States, 17 Sep - 20 Sep, 2018.

Presentation Type: Poster Presentation

Topic: Enviornmental and Green Chemistry

Citation: Ogunsakin OR and Apple M (2019). Microalgae and Crop Bio-Fertilization. Front. Chem. Conference Abstract: National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) 45th Annual Conference . doi: 10.3389/conf.fchem.2018.01.00053

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Received: 18 Oct 2018; Published Online: 17 Jan 2019.

* Correspondence: Mr. Olakunle R Ogunsakin, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana, 59701, United States, rolakunle@gmail.com