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        |  | Carbon sources % | Biomass g/50 ml | Xylanase Activity IU/ml |  
        | Xylose | 0.2 | 0.05 | 1.635 |  
        |  | 0.4 | 0.02 | 5.35 |  
        |  | 0.6 | 0.02 | 6.068 |  
        | Glucose 0.2 | 0.043 | 0.46 |  
        |  | 0.4 | 0.11 | 0.88 |  
        |  | 0.6 | 0.11 | 0.92 |  
        | Sucrose  0.2 | 0.19 | 1.21 |  
        |  | 0.4 | 0.27 | 2.205 |  
        |  | 0.6 | 0.25 | 6.53 |  
        | Starch | 0.2 | 0.02 | 1.443 |  
        |  | 0.4 | 0.027 | 2.46 |  
        |  | 0.6 | 0.026 | 6.83 |  
        | Xylem | 0.2 | 0.048 | 2.383 |  
        |  | 0.4 | 0.048 | 3.77 |  
        |  | 0.6 | 0.051 | 1.258 |  
        | Wood straw | 0.2 | 0.02 | 0.961 |  
        |  | 0.4 | 0.02 | 0.832 |  
        |  | 0.6 | 0.012 | 0.85 |  
        | Rice husk | 0.2 | 0.007 | 0.912 |  
        |  | 0.4 | 0.007 | 1.818 |  
        |  | 0.6 | 0.011 | 3.069 |  | 
  
    | a: Biomass g/50 ml; b: Xylanase Activity IU/ml; SD: Standard Deviation; SE: Standard Error; Minimum a: 0.007; Maximum a: 0.0.270; Sum: 1.360; Mean: 0.065; Variance
a: 0.006; SD a: 0.078; SE a: 0.017; Minimum b: 0.460; Maximum b: 6.830; Sum: 50.844; Mean: 2.421; Variance b: 4.071; SD b: 2.018; SE b: 0.440; ± indicated standard
deviation from mean value | 
  
    | Table 1: Effect of different carbon sources on growth and xylanase production by Pleurotus eryngii. |