Table 3.
Potential of foliage of tropical trees for methane (CH4) mitigation, rumen defaunation, and changes in the molar proportions of volatile fatty acids in vitro.
| Species | CH4 | CH4/Total Gas | Protozoa | VFA l/100 moL) | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mL) | (v:v) | (104/mL) | Ac | Pr | Bu | ||
| Pennisetum purpureum | 6.53 | 0.184 | - | - | - | - | [20] |
| Sesbania sesban 10865 | 0.75 | 0.068 | 3.01 | 68 | 20 | 9 | |
| Samanea saman | 1.14 | 0.052 | 2.39 | 63 | 25 | 9 | |
| Acacia angustissima 459 | 1.25 | 0.075 | 4.01 | 69 | 20 | 8 | |
| Acacia nilotica | 2.2 | 0.064 | 3.25 | 72 | 16 | 9 | |
| Leucaena leucocephala | 5.57 | 0.112 | 2.82 | 73 | 20 | 6 | |
| Sasbania sesban 15019 | 6.56 | 0.144 | 3.77 | 70 | 20 | 7 | |
| Gliricidia sepium | 7.33 | 0.147 | 2.15 | 70 | 21 | 7 | |
| Moringa stenopetala | 7.72 | 0.15 | 2.72 | 71 | 20 | 7 | |
Ac: acetate; Pr: propionate; Bu: butyrate; CH4: methane; VFA: volatile fatty acids.