Gibberellic Acid Production from Corn Cob Residues via Fermentation with Aspergillus niger

Table 4

GA3 production via SSF using different by-products and microorganisms.

Substrate	GA3 production (g kg^−1)	Microorganism	Fermentation conditions	References
Corn cobs	6.1	A. niger	pH 5.1, 24% consistency, 30°C and 11 days	Current study
Citric pulp	7.6	F. fujikuroi	pH 5.5, 75% moisture, 29°C and 6 days	de Oliveira et al. [30]
Cajanus cajan pods	6.4–7.8	F. proliferatum	pH 4.8, 75–80% moisture, 29°C and 8–10 days	Satpute et al. [31]
Pea pods	5.7–6.4
Corncobs	5.2–6.1
Sorghum straw	4.1–5.5
Citric pulp	5.9	F. moniliforme	pH 5–5.5, 75–80% moisture, 29°C and 3 days	Rodrigues et al. [9]
Coffee husk	0.493	F. fujikuroi	pH 5.3, 75% moisture, 29°C and 7 days	Machado et al. [32]
Wheat bran	3	F. fujikuroi	50% moisture, 28°C, and 10 days	Bandelier et al. [3]
Cassava	0.25	F. fujikuroi	pH 4.5, 70% moisture, 29°C and 35 h	Tomasini et al. [33]