?IMPROVEMENT IN THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF RICE STRAW BY BIODEGRADATION WITH PLEUROTUS SPP

Abstract

Biodegradation of rice straw with Pleurotus spp. enhanced its nutritive value. The protein contents increased from 1.7 to
9.40% and crude fibre, cellulose and lignin decreased from 32.6 to 17.4%,35.0 to 18.2% and 10.9 to 8.5%, respectively.
Reticula-rumen digestibility of dry matter, cellulose, minerals and protein contents of rice straw, biodegraded by different
Pleurotus spp., was enhanced from 37.0 to 46.8%, 49.9 to 61.0%, 20.1 to 29.3% and 31.4 to 43.9%, respectively over the
non-degraded rice straw.