| |
Nitrogen sources % |
Biomass g/50ml |
Xylanase Activity IU/ml |
| KNO3 |
0.5 |
0.043 |
2.82 |
| |
1.0 |
0.037 |
3.671 |
| NaNO3 |
0.5 |
0.047 |
3.541 |
| |
1.0 |
0.064 |
3.863 |
| (NH4)2 HPO4 |
0.5 |
0.061 |
2.64 |
| |
1.0 |
0.054 |
3.01 |
| Urea |
0.5 |
0.062 |
2.95 |
| |
1.0 |
0.067 |
3.16 |
| Corn steep liquor 0.5 |
|
0.072 |
6.530 |
| |
1.0 |
0.083 |
7.185 |
|
| a: Biomass g/50 ml; b: Xylanase Activity IU/ml; SD: Standard Deviation; SE: Standard Error; Minimum a: 0.037; Maximum a: 0.083; Sum: 0.590; Mean: 0.059; Variance
a: 0.000; SD a: 0.014; SE a: 0.004; Minimum b: 2.640; Maximum b: 7.185; Sum: 39.370; Mean: 3.937; Variance b: 2.541; SD b: 1.594; SE b: 0.504; ± indicated standard
deviation from mean value. |
| Table 2: Effect of nitrogen sources on growth and xylanase production by Pleurotus eryngii. |
