Table 6 Changes in degradability of dry matter (DMD), neutral detergent fiber (NDFD), and acid detergent fiber (ADFD) of cowpea cultivar Sids-19 in the in vitro systems after 24 h of in vitro incubation due to plasma exposure time under different salinity levels.

From: Utilization of plasma as an ameliorator for forage productivity and in vitro traits of cowpea cultivated in salty soil

Variable

DMD

NDFD

ADFD

2.0 min

 EC3.0

68.58cb

59.44d

57.90a

 EC5.5

66.24b–d

51.70de

62.13a

 EC7.0

70.41b

60.89ab

71.26a

1.0 min

 EC3.0

60.71cd

45.28e

54.79a

 EC5.5

66.59b–d

53.67d

62.73a

 EC7.0

80.12a

65.63a

75.48a

0.0 min

 EC3.0

60.03d

40.12de

57.44a

 EC5.5

65.02b–d

53.09cd

63.72a

 EC7.0

71.08b

50.59bc

69.17a

SE

2.53

1.79

2.05

P value

 Plasma

0.167

< 0.0001

0.8651

 Salinity

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

 Interaction

0.0221

< 0.0001

0.2027

  1. EC3.0, EC5.5 and EC7.0: soil salinity at 3.0, 5.5 and 7.0 dS m−1, respectively; 0.0, 1.0, and 2.0 min: the plasma exposure times by minute.
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