Table 1.
Chemical composition (%) of rice straw after incubation with axenic and coculture white-rot fungi.
| Parameters | Control | P. ostreatus | P. chrysosporium | Coculture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | 94.25 ± 0.20a | 88.48 ± 0.36b | 81.58 ± 0.36d | 84.73 ± 0.27c |
| OM | 81.23 ± 0.16a | 73.26 ± 0.40b | 62.81 ± 0.43d | 68.81 ± 0.42c |
| CP | 5.07 ± 0.15b | 6.50 ± 0.06a | 6.57 ± 0.24a | 6.69 ± 0.05a |
| Ash | 13.02 ± 0.06d | 15.21 ± 0.11c | 18.77 ± 0.07a | 15.93 ± 0.20b |
| NDF | 70.63 ± 0.24a | 61.00 ± 0.21b | 54.44 ± 0.08d | 57.12 ± 0.29c |
| ADF | 51.82 ± 0.02a | 45.46 ± 0.11b | 39.39 ± 0.06d | 42.27 ± 0.06c |
| ADL | 8.16 ± 0.01a | 3.27 ± 0.07d | 6.18 ± 0.03b | 5.26 ± 0.05c |
| Cellulose | 43.66 ± 0.02a | 42.19 ± 0.05b | 33.21 ± 0.07d | 37.00 ± 0.09c |
| Hemicellulose | 18.81 ± 0.26a | 15.54 ± 0.10b | 15.08 ± 0.10b | 14.90 ± 0.26b |
All values are mean ± standard error.
a–dValues with different superscript letters in a row represent significant difference (P < 0.05).