The Effect of Clove Essential Oil Treatment on the Cell Wall Components of Wheat Straw

Abstract

Abstract:The aim of this study was to determine the effects of additions of different doses of clove oil (Syzygium aromaticum L.) on cell wall component of wheat straw. For this purpose, wheat straw was treated with 100 ppm and 200 ppm clove oil and applied at two different time period (1 h and 5 h). The microscopic analysis was made on cell wall components of untreated and treated of the straw. According to the research findings, with increasing doses and time of clove oil treatment, particularly, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) content of straw significantly (P < 0.05) reduced, approximately at the level of 15% for NDF and 13% for ADF, respectively. The lowest NDF, ADF, acid detergent lignin (ADL) and cellulose contents were found in 200 ppm dose and 5 h period. However, the lowest stem section thickness likewise was determined in 5 h period (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between the dose. Consequently, it could be said that the addition of clove oil have a positive influence on cell wall components and stem section thickness of wheat straw.