; Qi, J.W. Humates added to feed stimulate the microbial growth(Huck et al., 1991). Sodium humate added to fermentation substrate improved the growth of bacteria (Liu et al., 2014, Shi et al., 2016). The role of sodium humate is fermentation synergist. Huck, T.A., N. Porter and M.E. Bushell, 1991. Effect of humates on microbial activity. Gen. Microbiol. 137: 2321-2329. Liu, N.; An, X.P. ; Tong, B. S.; Chen, D. Y.; Yu, C.Q. Study on the effect of sodium humate on solid fermentation of lactobacillus plantarum. Chinese Journal of Animal Science 2014, 50(05),79-82. Shi, J.X. ; Qi, J.W; An, X.P. ; Liu, N.; Luo, X.G; Chen, D.Y. The influence of sodium humate on fermentation characteristics of yeast. Feed Industry, 2016, 37(04), 44-47.
Explain the role of sodium humate.