Abstract
Whey, a by-product of the dairy industry, has been found to protect the rhizobia cells during freezing and thawing. Cells of rhizobia grown on whey sustained freezing better at −18°C than did cells grown on mannitol or sucrose. Suspensions of cells grown on whey or mannitol that were suspended in whey performed equally well at −18 and −80°C, with 94 and 100% survival, respectively. Whey-grown rhizobia in pellets withstood desiccation better than did their mannitol-grown equivalents. Rhizobia that were grown on whey and then inoculated onto commercial peat showed a survival rate of 100% after 23 weeks at −4°C. Whey-grown cells in peat performed better at various temperatures during storage, even when they were exposed to desiccation, than did mannitol-grown cells in peat. Whey, therefore, offers interesting possibilities as a Rhizobium protectant for the inoculum industry.
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