Lignocellulosic Wastes as A Potential Resource for the Production of Sustainable Plant Nursery Polybags

Abstract

Abstract: In India, lignocellulosic wastes generated from wood-based industries on a large scale are still not utilized effectively. Beyond the conventional disposal strategies, there exists great scope for the utilization of these waste materials as a way to sustainability and economic well-being of the country. The developmental urge that occurred in the agricultural sector resulted in a series of environmental and plant growth impacts. The introduction and use of plastic plant polybag is such a faulty strategy that introduced to the agriculture sector. The environmental impacts from the use of plastic plant polybag have created a renewed interest in this field which mainly focused on sustainable agriculture ensuring environmental well-being and plant growth. This article reports the findings from our study on various easily available bio-wastes from a fibreboard unit of a large wood processing industry, which are used for developing biodegradable nursery polybags to deal with the environmental and other concerns regarding the employment of the plastic nursery polybags. Keywords: Lignocellulosic wastes, nursery polybags, eco-friendly substitutes, biodegradability