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. 2019 Feb 4;9:1151. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37681-6

Table 2.

Total carbohydrates, lignin, total nitrogen, ash, C/N ratio, pH, and moisture during composting and mushroom cultivation.

Phase Total carbohydrates (w/w%) Lignin (w/w%) Total nitrogen (w/w%) Ash (w/w%) C/N ratio pH Moisture (%)
P0 T1 45.04 ± 0.75 20.03 ± 0.09 1.22 ± 0.01 18.17 ± 0.29 37.26 7.72 ± 0.10 74.12 ± 0.23
T2 43.49 ± 1.69 20.40 ± 0.52 1.42 ± 0.04 14.50 ± 0.00 33.45 6.79 ± 0.15 77.34 ± 0.04
T3 42.80 ± 2.15 20.25 ± 0.85 1.39 ± 0.02 18.67 ± 0.29 32.51 7.13 ± 0.11 73.96 ± 0.12
PI T1 41.21 ± 0.21 21.01 ± 0.12 1.33 ± 0.08 20.67 ± 0.76 33.14 7.86 ± 0.02 73.29 ± 0.27
T2 37.52 ± 0.65 22.42 ± 0.56 1.76 ± 0.02 25.17 ± 0.29 23.62 7.54 ± 0.04 76.79 ± 0.08
T3 37.00 ± 0.55 25.13 ± 0.39 1.77 ± 0.02 23.50 ± 0.50 24.01 7.43 ± 0.02 73.34 ± 0.25
PII T1 31.91 ± 0.56 25.04 ± 0.85 1.76 ± 0.01 25.83 ± 0.29 23.41 7.33 ± 0.09 67.92 ± 0.46
T2 28.55 ± 0.79 26.42 ± 1.11 2.09 ± 0.06 29.00 ± 0.50 18.87 7.65 ± 0.04 70.96 ± 0.05
T3 28.18 ± 0.35 27.34 ± 0.19 2.17 ± 0.01 27.83 ± 0.29 18.47 7.42 ± 0.03 67.54 ± 0.29
Filling T1 26.97 ± 0.38 24.87 ± 0.17 2.16 ± 0.05 27.17 ± 0.29 18.73 6.62 ± 0.03 67.10 ± 0.10
T2 23.54 ± 0.26 24.37 ± 0.15 2.21 ± 0.02 31.83 ± 0.29 17.14 6.55 ± 0.03 69.94 ± 0.47
T3 22.85 ± 0.09 25.95 ± 0.11 2.37 ± 0.06 30.00 ± 0.87 16.41 6.46 ± 0.01 67.45 ± 0.25
Pinning T1 26.38 ± 0.53 21.02 ± 0.49 2.20 ± 0.04 28.50 ± 0.00 18.05 6.55 ± 0.02 65.93 ± 0.12
T2 24.23 ± 0.35 21.35 ± 0.11 2.23 ± 0.03 32.17 ± 0.29 16.90 6.53 ± 0.03 66.32 ± 0.41
T3 24.43 ± 0.44 22.47 ± 0.27 2.33 ± 0.03 30.83 ± 0.58 16.49 6.39 ± 0.02 66.03 ± 0.29
1st flush T1 21.44 ± 0.18 23.43 ± 0.04 2.19 ± 0.14 32.00 ± 0.50 17.25 6.22 ± 0.01 58.55 ± 0.45
T2 16.79 ± 0.36 23.48 ± 0.14 2.34 ± 0.05 35.67 ± 0.29 15.27 6.43 ± 0.03 62.32 ± 0.48
T3 17.87 ± 0.13 24.45 ± 0.21 2.32 ± 0.03 33.83 ± 0.58 15.84 6.19 ± 0.04 63.10 ± 0.26
2nd flush T1 19.65 ± 0.28 23.65 ± 0.40 2.14 ± 0.03 33.17 ± 0.29 17.35 6.38 ± 0.04 58.15 ± 0.82
T2 16.41 ± 0.50 24.40 ± 0.49 2.32 ± 0.09 36.50 ± 0.50 15.21 6.35 ± 0.05 60.37 ± 0.12
T3 16.66 ± 0.36 24.75 ± 0.10 2.24 ± 0.09 34.83 ± 0.29 16.16 6.26 ± 0.04 63.38 ± 0.23
3rd flush T1 21.00 ± 0.04 23.26 ± 0.36 2.13 ± 0.01 32.33 ± 0.29 17.65 6.35 ± 0.02 58.18 ± 0.09
T2 15.08 ± 0.10 23.90 ± 0.81 2.28 ± 0.02 38.67 ± 0.29 14.94 6.19 ± 0.04 62.65 ± 0.52
T3 18.57 ± 0.03 24.56 ± 0.02 2.27 ± 0.01 34.00 ± 0.50 16.15 6.43 ± 0.11 60.38 ± 0.88

P0, PI, and PII: end of premix, phase I, and phase II, respectively; T1, T2, T3: different trials; Results represent mean ± standard deviation (n = 3).