Table 4 Chemical composition after physical treatment of wheat straw – effect of autoclaving.

78.5

72.7^a

69.1^b

0.601

0.034

41.5

36.6^a

31.1^b

1.249

0.009

51.6

54.8^b

63.8^a

1.152

0.005

56.6

50.8^a

47.6^b

0.822

0.042

15.3

13.8^a

12.9^b

0.019

0.004

33.0

34.4^b

35.5^a

0.238

0.034

348

354^b

378^a

0.386

0.006