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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 Three-phase-structure in HSM, kunugi and sugi sawdust media at 64 % water content

From: Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivation in sawdust media consisting of kunugi (Quercus acutissima) mixed with sugi (Cryptomeria japonica): optimization of gaseous phase rate in media by three-phase-structure analysis

Indexes of three-phase-structure

HSM

kunugi

sugi

Solid phase rate (%)

19.4 ± 0.8a

22.8 ± 0.3b

10.4 ± 0.5c

Liquid phase rate (%)

42.4 ± 1.3a

51.6 ± 1.6b

30.4 ± 1.0c

Gaseous phase rate (%)

38.1 ± 1.9a

25.6 ± 1.6b

59.2 ± 1.5c

Total porosity (%)

80.6 ± 0.8a

77.2 ± 0.3b

89.6 ± 0.5c

Degree of saturation (%)

52.6 ± 2.0a

66.9 ± 2.0b

33.9 ± 1.3c

  1. Data indicate the mean ± standard deviation
  2. HSM hardwood-sawdust-mixtures
  3. Different letters represent a statistically significant difference as determined by Tukey’s HSD test. n = 3: P < 0.001