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Trichoderma harzianum, Rice husks, in vitro digestion.
Article Citation:
Al-Samaraee WH, Ahmed AA, Hussein HZ and Alwaeli SN
Effect of Trichoderma harzianum, on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of
crop residues
Journal of Research in Ecology (2018) 6(2): 2235-2243
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Received: 30 May 2018 Accepted: 05 July 2018 Published: 29 Sep 2018
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Table 1. The effect of Trichoderma harzianum in the chemical composition and in vitro digestion
Trichoderma harzianum concentration
S. No Item Significance
1 g/L 2 g/L
1 DM (%) 95.14 ± 0.44b 95.83 ± 0.29a **
2 OM (%) 85.27 ± 0.82b 85.95 ± 0.83a **
3 CP (%) 7.08 ± 0.59b 8.37 ± 0.66a **
a b
4 CF (%) 30.87 ± 1.91 28.35 ± 1.76 **
5 DDM (%) 51.55 ± 2.73b 55.79 ± 2.69a **
b a
6 DOM (%) 55.19 ± 2.60 59.63 ± 2.61 **
**=significant (P<0.01); Alphabets in the superscript refers significant difference between them
3 CP (%) 4.85± 0.55f 8.16±0.22c 8.87 ±0.30B 5.13± 0.68e 5.50 ± 0.91d 13.84±0.78a **
e a C d b f
4 CF (%) 20.74± 0.49 41.92 ± 0.67 33.80±1.04 30.51 ± 0.45 38.97 ± 1.82 11.71± 0.44 **
5 DDM (%) 40.88 ±1.27d 40.78±1.20f 60.07± 0.41B 52.78 ± 2.15c 38.38±2.31e 76.23± 0.96a **
d f B c e a
6 DOM (%) 44.57±1.31 43.00±2.03 63.46± 0.40 56.85 ±2.25 43.08±2.05 79.10 ±0.79 **
**=significant (p<0.01); Alphabets in the superscript refers significant difference between them
Table 3. The effect of different incubation periods on chemical composition and in vitro digestion of dry and
organic matter
Incubation period (days)
S. No Item Sign.
0 20 30
1 DM (%) 94.42 ± 0.36c 95.54 ± 0.27b 96.49 ± 0.61a **
2 OM (%) 85.34 ± 1.10b 86.27± 0.88a 85.22 ± 1.05b **
3 CP (%) 5.45 ± 0.67c 8.38 ± 0.75b 9.34 ± 0.69a **
4 CF (%) 30.96 ± 2.38a 29.63 ± 2.26 b
28.23 ± 2.16c **
5 DDM (%) 48.71 ± 3.48c 54.55 ± 3.36b 57.75 ± 2.96a **
6 DOM (%) 53.04 ± 3.39c 58.07 ± 3.19 b
61.12 ± 2.90a **
**=significant (P<0.01); Alphabets in the superscript refers significant difference between them
Table 6. Effect of overlap between the type of material and the concentration of fungus and incubation period
of the treatment on the focus
1g/L of Trichoderma harzianum 2g/L of Trichoderma harzianum
S. No Items Significance
0 (d) 20 (d) 30 (d) 0 (d) 20 (d) 30 (d)
1 DM (%) 94.42±0.52B 95.55±0.53B 95.45±1.12b 94.42±0.52b 95.53±0.11B 97.53±0.30A **
2 OM (%) 85.34±1.59 86.58±1.26 83.89±1.39 85.34±1.59 85.95±1.28 86.55±1.53 NS
3 CP (%) 5.45±0.96b 7.73±1.06Ab 8.05±0.94ab 5.45±0.96b 9.03±1.06a 10.63±0.90A **
4 CF (%) 30.96±3.44 31.27±3.30 30.37±3.45 30.96±3.44 27.99±3.16 26.09±2.59 NS
5 DDM(%) 48.71±5.05 51.82±5.01 54.12±4.44 48.71±5.05 57.29±4.58 61.37±3.78 NS
6 DOM(%) 53.71±5.05 55.34±4.71 52.0±4.24 53.04±4.92 60.80±4.37 65.05±3.77 NS
**=significant (P<0.01); NS = non significant; Alphabets in the superscript refers significant difference between them
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION spectively), whereas, the crude fibre was high at 1g/L
Table 1 showed that the difference in the type of concentration of Trichoderma harzianum (30.87%).
feed substrate affected the effect of the fungus with sig- This difference in the improvement in nutritional value
nificant increase at P<0.01. Both the dry matter and may be due to the nature of the material used.
organic matter was high at the concentration of 2g/L of . The results of Table 2 showed that the differ-
Trichoderma harzianum with significant changes ence in the type of feed substrate affected the effect of
(P<0.01). Crude protein, DDM and DOM was also high the fungus, where it obtained a significant increase (P
at 2g/L concentration (8.37%, 55.79% and 59.63% re- <0.01) when using the corn cobs and reeds, where the
1 DM (%) 96.98± 0.40a 96.76±0.50A 95.71±0.15Abc 96.49± 0.58a 92.09 ±1.64D 96.17 ±0.54Ab 96.87 ±0.81a 96.11 ±0.71ab 95.64 ± 0.41abc 95.70 ± .4abc 93.56±0.91cd 93.75±0.95cd **
A A B b A a a a a A a a
2 OM (%) 88.40± 2.41 86.75± 2.44 77.46± 0.96 77.39± 0.96 84.63 ±2.02 87.76 ± 1.28 87.41 ± 0.65 87.66 ± 0.92 87.04 ± 0.77 87.29± 0.96 86.70 ±0.20 88.83±0.85 **
3 CP (%) 4.16± 0.43D 5.54± 0.97Dc 7.81± 0.12Bc 8.50± 0.39b 8.55 ± 0.32B 9.19± 0.51B 4.47± 0.71d 5.79± 1.15dc 4.35 ± 0.75D 6.66± 1.59Dc 13.15 ±0.87a 14.53± 1.31a **
E E A a Bc Bcd dc d a b f f
4 CF (%) 21.46± 0.41 20.03±0.83 43.46±1.00 40.38 ±0.14 34.36 ±0.34 33.24 ±2.13 31.08 ± .40 29.94 ± 0.77 42.69 ± 0.90 35.24 ± 2.87 12.14 ± 0.60 11.27±0.63 **
5 DDM (%) 39.14± 0.81De 42.63±2.28D 42.50±2.18F 40.49±2.19g 59.32 ±0.30b 60.83 ± 0.65b 48.80 ±1.02c 56.76±3.60b 35.39 ± 2.37E 41.37 ±3.77De 75.09 ± 0.91a 77.37± 1.64a **
6 DOM (%) 42.58± 0.58D 46.56±2.36D 45.45±2.20E 40.38±2.15f 62.79 ±0.24B 64.12 ±0.68B 52.14 ± 0.61c 61.56 ± 3.62b 40.67 ± 2.33d 45.49± 3.28D 77.78 ± 0.47a 80.41 ±1.36a **
**=significant (P<0.01); Alphabets in the superscript refers significant difference between them
Table 5. Effect of interaction between the type of material and the period of incubation during the treatment
Types of roughages
Corn cob Rice husks Reed hay Reeds Palm leaves Wheat bran
S. No Items Sign.
Days Days Days Days Days Days
0 20 30 0 20 30 0 20 30 0 20 30 0 20 30 0 20 30
96.12± 96.23 98.26 ± 95.50 ± 95.89 96.91 95.02 ± 94.65 ± 92.72 94.51 96.39 ± 98.57 ± 94.62 ± 95.57 ± 96.83 90.78 ± 94.53 95.65 ±
1 **
DM (%) 0.11abc ±0.24Abc 0.0Ab 0.01C ±0.15bc ±0.82abc 0.01Cd 1.37cd ±2.96De ±0.18Cd 0.47abc 0.18a 0.01cd 0.06c ±0.01abc 0.02e ±0.15cd 0.01bc
90.42±0.1 92.26±0. 80.05±0 74.56±0. 78.81± 78.91±0. 90.26±0. 84.08± 84.25± 85.70± 87.03± 89.87± 84.94±
88.49± 88.62± 86.94± 89.62± 86.19±
2 **
OM (%) 1ab 88a .65f 02g 0.53f 47f 03ab 0.22e 2.91e 0.06de 0.13 cd 0.35ab 0.07de
0.69bc 1.16bc 0.08cd 0.29b 0.01cde
2.79 5.32 ± 6.43 ± 7.51 ± 8.15 ± 8.83 ± 7.58± 9.31± 9.27± 2.23± 6.21 ± 6.95 ± 2.21 ±
15.58 ± 15.53 ± 5.73 ± 8.58± 10.42 ±
3 **
CP (%) ±0.01h 0.25g 0.95fg 0.01def 0.29cde 0.41cde 0.01Def 0.29bc 0.27Bc 0.01h 0.41fg 0.74efg
0.42a 0.35
0.78a 0.67g 1.33cde 0.01d
22.58±0.1 20.29± 19.37± 40.80±0. 41.79± 43.17± 35.29± 36.08±0 30.03± 32.32± 29.97± 29.26± 44.27±
11.93± 12.66± 37.73± 34.90± 10.53±
4 **
CF (%) 4f 0.65f 0.61f 01Ab 0.88a 1.78a 0.01Cd .99cd 1.96e 0.01de 0.4e 0.55e 0.01a
1.10 g 0.34g 3.59bc 2.86cd 0.02g
36.59±0.0 41.26±0. 44.80±2 43.70±2. 43.80±2. 43.13±1. 58.79±0. 60.27±0 61.17±0.5 45.61±0. 55.12±2. 57.61±3 30.33±0
77.82± 78.65±1.38.31±2 46.51± 72.23±
5 g **
DDM (%) 4f 57Ef .46e 18j 20i 75h 02cd .79cd 2C 01e 98d .90cd0.86a 11a 97f 2.48e 0.01b
81.22±1.
44.45±0. 48.44±2 32.28±0. 33.28±0. 34.28±0. 62.2±0.0 63.43±0 64.72±0.7 59.42±3. 60.83±4 35.54±0 43.28±2. 50.41± 76.33± 79.75±
6 DOM (%) 40.82±0ef 50.31±0 39a **
51Cde .97Cd 01i 01h 01g 6b .43b 1b 4b .75b .01f 67be 1.51a 0.01a 0.88a
**=significant (P<0.01); Alphabets in the superscript refers significant difference between them
Types of roughages
Corn cob Rice husks Reed hay
Al-Samaraee et al., 2018
Items 1g/L Conc. 2g/L Conc. 1g/L Conc. 2g/L Conc. 1g/L Conc. 2g/L Conc.
83.75
CP 2.79± 4.90± 4.78± 2.79±0 5.74±0. 8.08± 7.51± 7.77± 8.15± 7.51±0 8.50± 9.51±0 7.58±0 8.81±0 9.26± 7.58± 9.81± 10.18±
(%) 0.02r 0.08p 0.1pq .02r 07o 0.14k 0.01l 0.04l 0.15K .01l 0.50j .30h .031l .01i 0.05h 0.03l 0.01g 0.03f
33.43
CF 22.58 21.41 20.41 22.58± 19.18±0 18.32 40.80 43.32 46.26 40.80± 40.26 40.09± 35.29± 34.37± 35.29 37.78 26.64±
±0.03
(%) ±0.25t ±0.21u ±0.21v 0.25T .17W ±0.02 ±0.01e ±0.02d ±0.05 0.01e ±0.05f 0.01fg 0.02i 0.07j K ±0.02i ±0.08h 0.04s
58.79
36.59 60.28 61.63
DDM 40.28 40.55 36.59± 42.24±0 49.05 37.28 38.28 39.28 20.28± 21.28 22.28± 58.79± 58.91± ±0.04f 62.06±
±0.07 ±0.03f g ±0.03e
(%) m ±0.06i ±0.25i 0.07m .02k ±0.24i ±0.03j ±0.04j ±0.05j 0.07k ±0.07k 0.07k 0.04g 0.01g g f 0.05e
53.58
DOM 40.82 43.62 0.31± 40.82± 45.29±0 52.28 52.30 52.31 52.94± 52.55 53.30± 62.23± 62.66± 63.49 62.23 64.21 65.94±
±0.03
(%) ±0.01u ±0.41s 0.31t 0.01u .04r m ±0.07o ±0.08o ±0.09 0.09n ±0.06n 0.09n 0.11l 0.03k ±0.01j ±0.01j ±0.01i 0.04g
2239
2240
Continued….
Types of roughages
Items 1g/L Conc. 2g/L Conc. 1g/L Conc. 2g/L Conc. 1g/L Conc. 2g/L Conc. Sign.
0 20 30 0 20 30 0 20 30 0 20 30 0 20 30 0 20 30
94.51 97.21± 98.89± 94.51± 95.58± 98.26± 94.62± 95.47± 96.85± 94.67± 95.67± 96.82± 90.78± 94.26± 95.64± 90.78± 94.79± 95.67±
DM (%) **
1..1±efg 0.02abc 0.01a 0.01Efg 0.03cdef 0.05ab 0.02efg 0.01cdef 0.02bc 0.02Efg 0.01cdef 0.02bc 0.03h 0.04fg 0.03Cdef 0.03h 0.01Efg 0.01Cdef
85.70± 87.26± 89.26± 85.70± 86.81± 90.49± 84.94± 87.07± 89.13± 84.94± 86.81± 90.12± 86.19± 87.30± 86.62± 86.19± 89.69± 90.62±
OM (%) **
0.10J 0.04g 0.06ef 0.10J 0.01m 0.02bc 0.01k 0.03gh 0.03f 0.01K 0.01Gh 0.01cd 0.02ij 0.02g 0.02hi 0.02Ij 0.03Ed 0.02Bc
2.23± 5.51±0. 5.67±0. 2.23± 6.92± 8.23± 2.21± 4.57± 6.27± 2.21± 6.90± 10.89± 10.42± 14.85± 14.18± 10.42± 16.31± 16.88±
CP(%) **
0.03s 01o 01S 0.03S 0. 01h 0.03jk 0.01s 0.02q 0.03n 0.01S 0.01h 0.01e 0.02f 0.04c 0.03d 0.02f 0.02B 0.02A
29.21±
32.32± 30.73± 30.21± 32.32± 28.31± 44.27± 43.95± 39.86± 44.27± 31.51± 29.94± 10.53± 13.83± 12.07± 10.53± 10.03± 13.26±
CF (%) 0.01q **
0.02i 0.01n 0.01O 0.02I 0.01r 0.01b 0.01c 0.01g 0.01b 0.01m 0.04P 0.03b 0.03y 0.06a 0.03B 0.03C 0.05Z
50.85± 60.29±
DDM 45.61± 49.95± 45.61± 64.37± 30.33± 33.63± 42.21± 30.33± 42.99± 50.80± 72.23± 76.33± 76.73± 72.23± 79.32± 80.58±
0.01 j 0.01fg **
(%) 0.01J 0.03Hi H 0.01 0.01d 0.01o 3.00n 0.01k 0.01O 0.01K 0.02h 0.03C 0.03B 0.03B 0.03C 0.01A 0.03A
DOM 50.31± 53.54± 52.59± 50.31± 65.31± 69.06± 35.54± 38.65± 47.81± 35.54± 47.81± 53.02± 76.33± 78.22± 78.81± 76.33± 81.28± 83.63±
**
(%) 0.01P 0.02o 0.01M 0.01P 0.01h 0.04f 0.01w 0.01v 0.01Q 0.01W 0.01w 0.01n 0.03e 0.02D 0.02c 0.03e 0.03e 0.03a
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