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. 2021 May 31;9(6):1184. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9061184

Table 2.

Changes in heap moisture reading (mean ± SE) following exposure to Clonostachys rosea f. catenula inoculum and control treatment (no fungus) during composting of raw cabbage waste.

Fungal Treatment Control Treatment
Weeks Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon
1 52.97 ± 22.2 a 46.65 ± 1.8 a 51.92 ± 1.7 a 40.98 ± 7.5 a
2 43.53 ± 3.3 a 48.5 ± 2.6 a 39.92 ± 1.9 a 40.96 ± 1.5 b
3 44.23 ± 4.9 a 46.97 ± 3.9 a 39.33 ± 2.7 a 40.3 ± 3.9 a
4 44.87 ± 2.9 a 40.58 ± 4.9 a 42.23 ± 3.0 a 47.23 ± 3.4 a
5 43.2 ± 0.8 a 49.23 ± 2.6 a 52.1 ± 3.7 b 52.23 ± 1.2 a
6 44.45 ± 1.7 a 43.42 ± 1.5 a 40.1 ± 15.5 a 45.45 ± 1.0 a
7 37.9 ± 1.2 a 38.42 ± 3.1 a 42.52 ± 2.2 a 37.85 ± 1.6 a
8 44.72 ± 1.1 a 49.47 ± 1.2 a 38.87 ± 3.9 a 44.45 ± 2.1 b
9 22.15 ± 1.6 a 19.48 ± 0.9 a 17.9 ± 0.7 b 21.07 ± 1.3 a
10 0.00 ± 0.0 a 0.00 ± 0.0 a 0.00 ± 0.0 a 0.00 ± 0.0 a
11 12.07 ± 1.4 a 0.00 ±0.0 a 11.37 ± 0.9 a 0.00 ± 0.0 a
12 0.00 ± 0.0 a 0.00 ± 0.0 a 0.00 ± 0.0 a 0.00 ± 0.0 a

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