| Substrate Composition |
Incubation time (days) |
Loss in hemicellulose (%) after 120 days |
| Hemicellulose (%)* |
| 0 |
30 |
60 |
90 |
120 |
| Cont-100PS |
9.12pq |
9.01pqr |
8.88pqr |
8.11qr |
7.90r |
13.38 |
| 90PS:10CS |
14.32hi |
12.43ijk |
11.16lmn |
10.11nop |
9.36opq |
34.64 |
| 75PS:25CS |
16.44efg |
15.91fg |
14.40hi |
13.75ij |
13.14ijk |
20.07 |
| 50PS:50CS |
20.09c |
14.19hi |
11.83klm |
10.14nop |
9.63op |
52.07 |
| 25PS:75CS |
18.61d |
16.03efg |
15.48gh |
12.70jk |
10.52mno |
43.47 |
| 10PS:90CS |
26.90a |
23.47b |
20.02c |
17.19ef |
16.61efg |
38.25 |
| Cont2-100CS |
27.01a |
24.10b |
20.04c |
17.44de |
17.39de |
35.62 |
|
| *Means with same letters within columns and rows are not significantly different (p<0.05). Cont1-100PS and Cont2-100CS are controls composed of 100% peanut shells and 100% cornstalks respectively |
| Table 2: Hemicellulose content and losses in peanut shells and cornstalks substrates during 120 day solid state fermentation with Pleurotus ostreatus. |
