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.