Lignocellulosic crop residue (LCCR) composting is a cost-effective and sustainable approach for addressing environmental pollution associated with open biomass burning and application of chemical fertilizers in agriculture. The value-added bio-product of the composting process contributes to the improvement of the soil properties and plant growth in an environment-friendly way. However, the conventional process employed for composting LCCRs is slow and becomes an impediment for farmers who plant two or three crops a year. This concern has led to the development of different techniques for rapid composting of LCCRs. The use of cellulolytic nitrogen-fixing microorganisms for composting has emerged as a promising method for enhancing LCCR composting and quality of the compost. Therefore, this review addresses the recent progress on the potential use of cellulolytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria (CNFB) for LCCR composting and discusses various applications of nutrient-rich compost for sustainable agriculture to increase crop yields in a nature-friendly way. This knowledge of bacteria with both cellulose-degrading and nitrogen-fixing activities is significant with respect to rapid composting, soil fertility, plant growth and sustainable management of the lignocellulosic agricultural waste and it provides a means for the development of new technology for sustainability.

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纤维素固氮细菌对木质纤维素作物残留物的堆肥：环境可持续性的新工具。

木质纤维素作物残渣（LCCR）堆肥是一种经济有效且可持续的方法，用于解决与露天生物质燃烧和化学肥料在农业中的应用相关的环境污染。堆肥过程的增值生物产品以环境友好的方式有助于改善土壤特性和植物生长。但是，用于堆肥LCCR的常规过程很慢，并且成为每年种植两种或三种农作物的农民的障碍。这种担忧导致了用于LCCR快速堆肥的不同技术的发展。使用纤维素分解固氮微生物进行堆肥已经成为增强LCCR堆肥和堆肥质量的一种有前途的方法。因此，这篇综述阐述了纤维素分解固氮细菌（CNFB）在LCCR堆肥中的潜在应用的最新进展，并讨论了营养丰富的堆肥在可持续农业中以自然友好的方式提高农作物产量的各种应用。具有纤维素降解和固氮活性的细菌的知识对于快速堆肥，土壤肥力，植物生长和木质纤维素农业废物的可持续管理具有重要意义，它为开发可持续性新技术提供了一种手段。