Table 5 Temporal changes in hemicellulose content (%) of crop residues during incubation following residue incorporation.

T₁: Maize stover

25.57 ± 1.79^ab

24.64 ± 3.29^ab

23.49 ± 1.64^ab

21.81 ± 1.53^a

19.71 ± 0.69^ab

16.76 ± 1.17^ab

13.49 ± 0.94^ab

T₂: Rice straw

24.12 ± 0.87^abc

23.19 ± 1.20^abc

22.00 ± 0.79^abc

20.23 ± 0.73^ab

18.05 ± 3.36^abc

15.37 ± 0.55^bc

12.39 ± 0.45^bc

T₃: Cotton stalks

22.90 ± 1.21^bcd

21.95 ± 3.23^abcd

20.73 ± 1.10^bcd

18.94 ± 1.00^bc

16.75 ± 0.83^abcd

14.30 ± 0.76^cd

11.54 ± 0.61^cd

T₄: Redgram stalks

26.32 ± 1.15^a

25.46 ± 3.38^a

24.41 ± 1.06^a

22.81 ± 0.99^a

20.90 ± 0.43^a

17.74 ± 0.77^a

14.19 ± 0.62^a

T₅: Greengram residue

20.36 ± 0.93^d

19.11 ± 0.97^cd

17.51 ± 0.80^e

15.47 ± 0.71^de

12.73 ± 1.33^d

10.73 ± 0.49^ef

9.22 ± 0.42^ef

T₆: Blackgram residue

21.02 ± 0.96^cd

19.94 ± 1.33^cd

18.47 ± 0.85^de

16.39 ± 0.75^cde

13.65 ± 2.09^cd

11.63 ± 0.53^ef

9.98 ± 0.46^def

T₇: Sunhemp residue

19.96 ± 0.91^d

18.49 ± 1.13^d

16.80 ± 0.77^e

14.69 ± 0.67^e

12.16 ± 0.33^d

10.27 ± 0.47^f

8.83 ± 0.40^f

T₈: Soyabean residue

22.10 ± 0.58^cd

21.01 ± 2.51^bcd

19.59 ± 0.52^cde

17.54 ± 0.46^cd

14.78 ± 3.00^bcd

12.48 ± 0.33^de

10.69 ± 0.28^de

T₉: Sorghum stover

23.12 ± 1.22^bcd

22.04 ± 3.11^abcd

20.69 ± 1.09^bcd

18.75 ± 0.99^bc

16.49 ± 0.87^abcd

14.06 ± 0.74^cd

11.36 ± 0.60^cd

HSD (p < 0.05)

3.19

4.21

2.87

2.62

5.11

1.97

1.61