MOLD CAPABLE OF DEGRADING DIOXIN, DEGRADATION OF DIOXIN WITH THE USE OF THE SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSTS CAPABLE OF DEGRADING DIOXIN AND METHOD FOR GROWING PLANTS

摘要

The invention provides lignin-degradable fungi capable of degrading dioxins that have accumulated in the soil for farm crops, into harmless substances; a method for degrading dioxins by applying the fungi to a dioxin-containing object to such a degree that the cell concentration in the object reaches at least 1 × 10² cfu per gram of the object; compost containing the fungi; a method for producing compost that comprises a step of thermally fermenting a lignin-containing, plant-derived organic material to be compost, at a temperature falling between 65 and 100°C for at least 2 hours, followed by inoculating the thus-fermented material with lignin degrading enzymes-producing fungi and further fermenting it; and a method of using the compost for cultivating plants.