Table 1 Biochemical composition of different crop residues.

T₁: Maize stover

41.30 ± 2.89^ab

25.57 ± 1.79^ab

21.01 ± 1.47^ab

4.81 ± 0.34^e

216.65 ± 15.1^ab

27.29 ± 3.31^ab

0.28 ± 0.01^bc

T₂: Rice straw

39.81 ± 1.44^abc

24.12 ± 0.87^abc

19.60 ± 0.71^bc

4.56 ± 0.16^e

211.75 ± 7.6^ab

26.85 ± 6.81^ab

0.29 ± 0.05^ab

T₃: Cotton stalks

37.35 ± 1.98^bcd

22.90 ± 1.21^bcd

18.50 ± 0.98^c

5.13 ± 0.27^e

196.83 ± 10.4^bc

22.56 ± 2.58^b

0.24 ± 0.03^c

T₄: Redgram stalks

44.10 ± 1.92^a

26.32 ± 1.15^a

22.16 ± 0.97^a

4.38 ± 0.19^e

232.68 ± 10.1^a

31.66 ± 6.83^a

0.33 ± 0.04^a

T₅: Greengram residue

32.27 ± 1.48^de

20.36 ± 0.93^d

4.40 ± 0.20^f

13.75 ± 0.63^b

153.20 ± 7.0^e

2.00 ± 0.25^d

0.07 ± 0.00^ef

T₆: Blackgram residue

33.34 ± 1.53^de

21.02 ± 0.96^cd

5.20 ± 0.24^f

14.38 ± 0.66^b

165.93 ± 7.6^de

2.26 ± 0.66^d

0.07 ± 0.01^ef

T₇: Sunhemp residue

30.96 ± 1.42^e

19.96 ± 0.91^d

4.20 ± 0.19^f

16.25 ± 0.74^a

103.73 ± 4.7^f

1.62 ± 0.06^d

0.04 ± 0.00^f

T₈: Soyabean residue

34.70 ± 0.92^cde

22.10 ± 0.58^cd

7.90 ± 0.21^e

12.38 ± 0.33^c

174.15 ± 4.6^cde

3.99 ± 0.43^d

0.09 ± 0.01^e

T₉: Sorghum stover

36.13 ± 1.91^cd

23.12 ± 1.22^bcd

12.10 ± 0.64^d

7.00 ± 0.37^d

192.03 ± 10.1^bcd

10.80 ± 1.69^c

0.17 ± 0.02^d

HSD (p < 0.05)

5.14

3.19

2.16

1.31

26.18

6.11

0.04