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Table 7 Chemical composition of used digestates—contents of organic compounds

From: EFFECT of digestates derived from the fermentation of maize-legume intercropped culture and maize monoculture application on soil properties and plant biomass production

Dig

Cellulose [%TS ± SE]

Hemicellulose [%TS ± SE]

TC [%TS ± SE]

TOC [%TS ± SE]

C/N ± SE

M

8.09bc ± 0.43

7.24b ± 0.56

29.33b ± 0.01

29.25b ± 0.08

1.93a ± 0.09

B

5.76cd ± 0.58

13.25a ± 0.46

28.91c ± 0.05

28.80c ± 0.04

1.61bc ± 0.08

L

9.67b ± 0.67

6.67c ± 0.33

28.85c ± 0.04

28.74c ± 0.04

1.58c ± 0.06

MB

13.38a ± 0.69

5.10c ± 0.20

29.64a ± 0.03

29.54a ± 0.03

1.85ab ± 0.07

ML

4.28d ± 0.55

6.79c ± 0.41

29.58a ± 0.01

29.45a ± 0.01

1.92ab ± 0.05

  1. M maize, B broad bean, L white lupine, MB maize + broad bean (17.5:1), ML maize + white lupine (3.75:1)
  2. Average values (n = 3; ± SE) of cellulose and hemicellulose in the individual types of digestate are displayed
  3. The content of organic substances is converted to dry matter
  4. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) in the ANOVA posthoc Duncan’s multiple range test between individual variants in the content of selected parameter