Table 1 King grass foliar content based on cutting days and fertilization.

From: Nutritional quality, nutrient uptake and biomass production of Pennisetum purpureum cv. King grass

Treatment

N

P

K

Ca

Mg

Na

Cu

Zn

Mn

Fe

B

%

mg kg−1

T1

2.03a

0.28a

1.98a

0.41bc

0.23ba

0.086

18.28b

67.92ba

115.26b

99.25bac

138.22a

T2

1.56c

0.24b

1.91a

0.39dc

0.21bac

0.089

18.24b

62.98bc

109.25b

95.71bc

125.02ba

T3

1.39d

0.20cd

1.87ba

0.35dc

0.20bc

0.091

16.21b

55.96dc

105.88b

75.28ed

105.55bc

T4

1.04f

0.16e

1.72dc

0.30d

0.18c

0.085

15.56b

48.64d

78.69c

65.22e

90.85c

T5

1.72b

0.22cb

1.76bc

0.52a

0.24a

0.087

22.34a

74.24a

132.25a

113.57a

148.23a

T6

1.42d

0.22cb

1.71dc

0.50ba

0.22ba

0.0725

18.73b

70.32ba

114.33b

112.32ba

144.25a

T7

1.33d

0.19cde

1.68dc

0.45bac

0.22ba

0.081

16.94b

65.95ba

109.11b

100.21bac

122.52ba

T8

1.18e

0.17de

1.59d

0.44bac

0.20bc

0.083

16.01b

62.54bc

107.35b

88.46dc

124.03ba

CV

6.29

10.26

4.83

13.44

10.60

24.88

12.57

8.69

10.01

9.97

12.38

  1. CV coefficient of variation.
  2. Measures in columns followed by different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05), based on Duncan’s multi-range test.