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Schjønning P, Christensen BT, Carstensen B (1994) Physical and chemical properties of a sandy
loam receiving animal manure, mineral fertilizer or no fertilizer for 90 years. Eur J Soil Sci
45(3):257–268
Schnurer A, Jarvis A (2010) Microbiological handbook for biogas plants. Swedish Waste Manage
U 2009:1–74
Senjobi BA, Peluola CO, Senjobi CT, Lawal IO, Ande OT, Salami BT (2010) Performance of
Cochorus olitorius as influenced by soil type and organic manure amendments in Yewa North
Local Government Area. Ogun State Afr J Biotechnol 9(33):5309–5312
Sharma AR, Mittra BN (1991) Effect of differentrates of application of organic and c. J Agric Sci
(Cambridge) 117:313–318
Sharma NK, Bhalla PL (1995) Influence of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and
economics in okra (Ablemoshous esculentus L.Monech) Veg Sci 22(1):1–4
Singh S, Moholkar VS, Goyal A (2013) Isolation, identification, and characterization of a cellulolytic
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain SS35 from rhinoceros dung. ISRN Microbiol, pp 1–6
Sobulo RA, Babalola O (1992) Improved organic fertilizer and soil condition. In: Toward efficiency fertilizer use in Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural
Development, Lagos, pp 90–110
Somasundaram E, Amanullah MM, Vaiyapuri K, Thirukkumaran K, Sathyamoorthi K (2007) Influence of organic sources of nutrients on the yield and economics of crops under maize based
cropping system. J Appl Sci Res 3:1774–1777
Srivastava R, Aragno M, Sharma AK (2010) Cow dung extract: a medium for the growth of
pseudomonads enhancing their efficiency as biofertilizer and biocontrol agent in rice. Indian
J Microbiol 50(3):349–354
Stajkovi´ c O, De Meyer S, Miliˇ ci´ c B, Willems A (2009) Isolation and characterization of endophytic
non-rhizobial bacteria from root nodules of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Botanica Serbica 33(1):
107–114
Stanley AM, Stanley DM, Dadu DW, Abah AM (2013) Appraising the combustion of biogas for
sustainable rural energy needs. Afr J Environ Sci Technol 7(6):350–357
Sukartono UW, Kusuma Z, Nugroho WH (2011) Soil fertility status, nutrient uptake, and maize
(Zea mays L.) yield following biochar and cattle manure application on sandy soils of Lombok,
Indonesia. J Tropical Agric 49(1–2): 47–52
Swain MR, Laxminarayana K, Ray RC (2012) Phosphorus solubilization by thermotolerant Bacillus
subtilis isolated from cow dung microflora. Agri Res 1(3):273–279
Swain MR, Ray RC (2009) Biocontrol and other beneficial activities of Bacillus subtilis isolated
from cowdung microflora. Microbiol Res 164:121–130
Tao R, Liang Y, Wakelin SA, Chu G (2015) Supplementing chemical fertilizer with an organic
component increases soil biological function and quality. Appl Soil Ecol 96:42–51
Teo KC, Teoh SM (2011) Preliminary biological screening of microbes isolated from cow dung in
Kampar. Afr J Biotechnol 10(9):1640–1645
Tilman D, Cassman KG, Matson PA, Naylor R, Polasky S (2002) Agricultural sustainability and
intensive production practices. Nature 418:671–677
Toor RK, Savage GP, Heeb A (2006) Influence of different types of fertilizers on the major
antioxidant components of tomatoes. J Food Comp Anal 19:20–27
Vakili M, Zwain HM, Rafatullah M, Gholami Z, Mohammadpour R (2015) Potentiality of palm oil
biomass with cow dung for compost production. KSCE J Civil Eng 19:1994–1999
Velazquez E, De Miguel T, Poza M, Rivas R, Rossello-Mora R, Villa TG (2004) Paenibacillus
favisporus sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from cow faeces. Inter J Syst Evol Microbiol
54(1):59–64
Verma SK, Kingsley K, Bergen M, English C, Elmore M, Kharwar RN, White JF (2018) Bacterial
endophytes from rice cut grass (Leersia oryzoides L.) increase growth, promote root gravitropic
response, stimulate root hair formation, and protect rice seedlings from disease. Plant and Soil
422(1-2):223–238
S. Dhiman et al.
Schjønning P, Christensen BT, Carstensen B (1994) Physical and chemical properties of a sandy
loam receiving animal manure, mineral fertilizer or no fertilizer for 90 years. Eur J Soil Sci
45(3):257–268
Schnurer A, Jarvis A (2010) Microbiological handbook for biogas plants. Swedish Waste Manage
U 2009:1–74
Senjobi BA, Peluola CO, Senjobi CT, Lawal IO, Ande OT, Salami BT (2010) Performance of
Cochorus olitorius as influenced by soil type and organic manure amendments in Yewa North
Local Government Area. Ogun State Afr J Biotechnol 9(33):5309–5312
Sharma AR, Mittra BN (1991) Effect of differentrates of application of organic and c. J Agric Sci
(Cambridge) 117:313–318
Sharma NK, Bhalla PL (1995) Influence of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and
economics in okra (Ablemoshous esculentus L.Monech) Veg Sci 22(1):1–4
Singh S, Moholkar VS, Goyal A (2013) Isolation, identification, and characterization of a cellulolytic
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain SS35 from rhinoceros dung. ISRN Microbiol, pp 1–6
Sobulo RA, Babalola O (1992) Improved organic fertilizer and soil condition. In: Toward efficiency fertilizer use in Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural
Development, Lagos, pp 90–110
Somasundaram E, Amanullah MM, Vaiyapuri K, Thirukkumaran K, Sathyamoorthi K (2007) Influence of organic sources of nutrients on the yield and economics of crops under maize based
cropping system. J Appl Sci Res 3:1774–1777
Srivastava R, Aragno M, Sharma AK (2010) Cow dung extract: a medium for the growth of
pseudomonads enhancing their efficiency as biofertilizer and biocontrol agent in rice. Indian
J Microbiol 50(3):349–354
Stajkovi´ c O, De Meyer S, Miliˇ ci´ c B, Willems A (2009) Isolation and characterization of endophytic
non-rhizobial bacteria from root nodules of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Botanica Serbica 33(1):
107–114
Stanley AM, Stanley DM, Dadu DW, Abah AM (2013) Appraising the combustion of biogas for
sustainable rural energy needs. Afr J Environ Sci Technol 7(6):350–357
Sukartono UW, Kusuma Z, Nugroho WH (2011) Soil fertility status, nutrient uptake, and maize
(Zea mays L.) yield following biochar and cattle manure application on sandy soils of Lombok,
Indonesia. J Tropical Agric 49(1–2): 47–52
Swain MR, Laxminarayana K, Ray RC (2012) Phosphorus solubilization by thermotolerant Bacillus
subtilis isolated from cow dung microflora. Agri Res 1(3):273–279
Swain MR, Ray RC (2009) Biocontrol and other beneficial activities of Bacillus subtilis isolated
from cowdung microflora. Microbiol Res 164:121–130
Tao R, Liang Y, Wakelin SA, Chu G (2015) Supplementing chemical fertilizer with an organic
component increases soil biological function and quality. Appl Soil Ecol 96:42–51
Teo KC, Teoh SM (2011) Preliminary biological screening of microbes isolated from cow dung in
Kampar. Afr J Biotechnol 10(9):1640–1645
Tilman D, Cassman KG, Matson PA, Naylor R, Polasky S (2002) Agricultural sustainability and
intensive production practices. Nature 418:671–677
Toor RK, Savage GP, Heeb A (2006) Influence of different types of fertilizers on the major
antioxidant components of tomatoes. J Food Comp Anal 19:20–27
Vakili M, Zwain HM, Rafatullah M, Gholami Z, Mohammadpour R (2015) Potentiality of palm oil
biomass with cow dung for compost production. KSCE J Civil Eng 19:1994–1999
Velazquez E, De Miguel T, Poza M, Rivas R, Rossello-Mora R, Villa TG (2004) Paenibacillus
favisporus sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from cow faeces. Inter J Syst Evol Microbiol
54(1):59–64
Verma SK, Kingsley K, Bergen M, English C, Elmore M, Kharwar RN, White JF (2018) Bacterial
endophytes from rice cut grass (Leersia oryzoides L.) increase growth, promote root gravitropic
response, stimulate root hair formation, and protect rice seedlings from disease. Plant and Soil
422(1-2):223–238