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. 2021 Nov 9;14:100214. doi: 10.1016/j.vas.2021.100214

Table 3.

Effect of dietary tropical taniferous plants on methane production in vitro studies.

Plant CT (g kg1 of DM Doses (g kg−1 of DM) CH4 Production % CH4 reduction 1 References
Pennisetum purpureum + Neomillspaughia emargiata; P. purpureum + Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia; P. purpureum + Piscidia piscipula; P. purpureum + Leucaena leucocephala; P. + Havardia albicans P. p + N. e = 52.90; P. p + T. a = 0.52, P. p + P. pis=8.19, P. p + L. l = 5.90, P. p + H. a = 5.40 950 25.80 – 33.00 L/kg1 of digested DM 12.47 – 31.57 Albores-Moreno et al. (2018)
Pennisetum purpureum + Acacia cornigera; P. purpureum + Albizia lebbekoides; P. purpureum + Leucaena leucocephala P. p + A.c = 19.7; P.p + A.l = 88.6; P.p + L.l = 66.0 104 0.22 mL 4.35 Rodríguez et al. (2011)
Leucaena leucocephala + Panicum maximum - 53 5.50 mL/g DM 63.09 Tan et al. (2011)
Acacia mearnsii, Schinopsis balansae, Castanea sativa, Quercus aegilops A. m = 820.00; S. b = 904.00; C. s = 57.00; Q. a = 80.00 200 4.48 – 4.77 mL 36.4 – 40.27 Hassanat and Benchaar (2012)
Delonix regia seed meal - 6.6, 20 and 30 114.4, 105.4 and 94.1 mL 9.07, 16.22 and 25.20 Supapong et al. (2017)
Digitaria eriantha+ Leucaena leucocephala 4.10 60 5.8 mL/g DM of substrate 42.00 Petlum, Paengkoum, Liang, Vasupen, & Paengkoum, 2019
Digitaria eriantha+ Azadirachta indica A. Juss. 7.90 20, 40 and 60 3.3, 1.7 and 0.01 mL/g DM of substrate 67.00, 83.00 and 99.90 Petlum, Paengkoum, Liang, Vasupen, & Paengkoum, 2019
Desmanthus leptophyllus, Desmanthus virgatus, Desmanthus bicornutus - 1000 29.8 – 33.6 mL/g OM fermente 11.79 – 21.77 Vandermeulen et al. (2018)
Leucaena leucocephala, Acacia saligna, Atriplex halimus L.l = 67.00; A.s = 72.00; A.h = 5.3.00 500 9.5 – 9.7 mL / g DM 22.40 – 24.00 El-Zaiat et al. (2020)
Calliandra calothyrsus, Acacia nilotica, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, Manihot esculenta, Musa spp C.c = 58.20; A.n = 73.00; G.s = 94.90; L.l = 77.80; M.e = 88.60; M.spp = 84.30 100 1.41 mL/d 64.04 Rira, Morgavi, Popova, Maxin, and Doreau, 2021
Acacia nilotica leave, Acacia nilotica leaves A.n.l = 80.00; A.n.p = 157.00 25, 50, 75, 100 1.41 mL/d 64.04 Rira et al., 2019
Castanea sativa, Schinopsis lorentzii 53.80 15 and 30 54.70 mL/ g DM 44.40 Menci et al., 2021
Arachis pintoi, Cratylia argéntea, Calliandra calothyrsus 29.00 200 0.78 g/d 50.31 Hess et al., 2003
Brachiaria humidicola, Vigna unguiculata, Calliandra calothyrsus, Flemingia macrophylla - 15 13.00 mL/d 80.92 Tiemann et al., 2008
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% CH4 reduction compared with the control diet.