Table 1.

Changes in lignocelluloses content of tobacco stalk treated with white rot fungi strains during solid state fermentation (dry matter basis)

Strains	Fermentation period (days)	Cellulose content (%)	Cellulose degradation (%)	Hemicellulose content (%)	Hemicellulose degradation (%)	Lignin content (%)	Lignin degradation (%)
Control a		30.22		40.28		21.06
P.chrysosporium	9	26.96	10.79	37.32	7.35	11.92	43.40
	11	26.22	13.24	35.6	11.62	11.74	44.25
	13	25.96	14.10	33.28	17.38	11.68	44.54
	15	22.32	22.17	30.5	24.28	10.94	53.75
T. hirsute	9	28.18	6.75	37.28	7.45	12.96	38.46
	11	24.22	19.85	35.54	11.77	12.5	40.65
	13	23.64	21.77	35.06	12.96	11.88	43.59
	15	21.7	28.19	34.18	15.14	10.2	51.57
T. versicolor	9	28.88	4.43	38.46	4.52	15.88	24.60
	11	28.78	4.77	37.36	7.25	15.74	25.26
	13	27.08	10.39	36.36	9.73	15.26	27.54
	15	26.24	13.17	36.02	10.58	13.12	37.70

control^a: The data in bold was the control, the initial contents of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin