Table 1.

Variation in heap temperature (mean ± SE) following exposure to Clonostachys rosea f. catenula inoculum and control treatment (no fungus) during the composting of raw vegetable waste over a 12-week period of composting.

Fungal Treatment			Control Treatment
Weeks	Morning	Afternoon	Morning	Afternoon
1	35.12 ± 0.6 b	36.58 ± 0.9 a	39.35 ± 0.2 a	36.28 ± 0.3 a
2	26.92 ± 1.5 a	25.88 ± 0.2 a	28.68 ± 0.2 a	26.83 ± 0.3 a
3	23.77 ± 0.5 a	25.62 ± 0.5 a	24.08 ± 0.1 a	29.53 ± 2.0 a
4	28.98 ± 1.7 a	30.53 ± 0.6 a	27.9 ± 0.2 a	31.98 ± 0.6 a
5	29.12 ± 1.6 a	31.62 ± 0.7 a	29.63 ± 1.5 a	33.2 ± 0.4 a
6	28.53 ± 0.4 a	34.48 ± 0.9 a	28.72 ± 0.3 a	34.17 ± 0.3 a
7	24.37 ± 0.3 b	27.76 ± 0.4 b	26.8 ± 0.3 a	31.22 ± 0.8 a
8	26.9 ± 0.8 b	29.62 ± 2.3 a	29.15 ± 0.5 a	29.55 ± 0.8 a
9	27.37 ± 0.3 b	31.05 ± 0.4 b	29.45 ± 0.2 a	34.23 ± 0.8 a
10	28.82 ± 1.0 a	32.58 ± 0.9 a	30.68 ± 1.0 a	33.00 ± 0.8 a
11	27.23 ± 0.9 a	31.62 ± 0.9 a	28.65 ± 0.6 a	34.33 ± 0.9 a
12	29.03 ± 2.0 a	33.22 ± 0.9 a	33.37 ± 1.0 a	34.55 ± 0.9 a

Values are means ± SE (standard error). Values followed by the same lowercase letters in the same row do not show significant difference at p > 0.05 following comparison using the Tukey test. Means with the same letters are not significantly different.