Table 7 Changes in gas production (GP) of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) 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

GP, ml/g DM

GP, ml/g OM

GP, ml/g NDF

GP, ml/g ADF

2.0 min

 EC3.0

165.97bc

190.77cd

282.18ef

485.62ef

 EC5.5

181.03ab

205.78bc

291.87c–e

461.04f

 EC7.0

193.35a

226.80a

352.63ab

715.90b

1.0 min

 EC3.0

188.25a

213.75ab

319.01cd

551.97d

 EC5.5

157.18cd

177.48d

266.31f

485.56ef

 EC7.0

147.71d

176.05d

306.51c–e

533.28ed

0.0 min

 EC3.0

181.24ab

205.19bc

300.67cde

550.80d

 EC5.5

187.78a

210.55ab

327.18bc

646.62c

 EC7.0

183.04a

217.11ab

357.96a

781.07a

SE

5.13

5.98

9.64

17.19

P value

 Plasma

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.001

< 0.0001

 Salinity

0.63

0.2099

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

 Interaction

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.0002

< 0.0001

  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.