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Lactic acid bacteria are anaerobic microorganisms. In the absence of oxygen, they break sugar into
lactic acid. LAB is very effective in improving ventilation of air in the soil, promoting rapid growth of
fruit trees and leaf vegetables.
USES OF LAB
1. The Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) is very effective for improving soil ventilation and for growing fruits
and leafy vegetables.
2. The initial growth of the plant, when LAB is used during the vegetative growth period of fruiting
vegetables, higher quality plants will result, and may be kept for longer periods, in storage.
3. LAB increases the solubility of the fertilizer.
4. LAB can reduce damage from gas through neutralizing ammonia gas produced where the immature
compost is applied.
5. LAB is conditionally anaerobic, so they can also survive with oxygen.
6. LAB is resistant to high temperatures.
7. LAB is strong sterilizer.
8. LAB is used to culture IMO-3.
9. LAB solubilizes phosphate in 100-200 ppm (parts per million) (100-200ml of LAB in 1000ml of
water). Using LAB in phosphate-accumulated soil will increase its capacity to absorb the insoluble
form of phosphates and help overcome the saline disorder as a result of decomposition of the
phosphates.
10. LAB has power to resistance to some fungi.
Note: Using rice-washed water in obtaining lactic acid bacteria is to collect stronger ones. Only strong
ones can survive in poor nutrients condition like rice washed water.