Table 3 Results of the proximate chemical composition analysis of hemp leaves.

From: Effect of agricultural digestate on antioxidative properties and antimicrobial activity of hemp (Cannabis sativa) leaves

Harvest date

Digestate dose/unit

Crude protein

Crude fiber

Ash

Water

NFE

[%]

I

Control

22.80 ± 0.01a

18.89 ± 0.04a

11.72 ± 0.02a

6.83 ± 0.02a

19.80 ± 0.03a

20 L

22.01 ± 0.08a

19.26 ± 0.06a

11.82 ± 0.05a

6.71 ± 0.02a

20.11 ± 0.05a

30 L

23.28 ± 0.06a

18.91 ± 0.03a

11.26 ± 0.05a

6.79 ± 0.05a

19.84 ± 0.04a

50 L

23.12 ± 0.02a

19.79 ± 0.03a

11.22 ± 0.02a

6.67 ± 0.04a

19.68 ± 0.02a

II

Control

23.88 ± 0.03ab*

18.92 ± 0.03aa

11.18 ± 0.02aa

6.76 ± 0.03aa

19.31 ± 0.02aa

20 L

23.56 ± 0.02ab*

19.23 ± 0.03aa

11.28 ± 0.04aa

6.91 ± 0.03aa

19.31 ± 0.01aa

30 L

23.33 ± 0.03aa

19.49 ± 0.02aa

11.42 ± 0.02aa

6,88 ± 0.02aa

19.45 ± 0.05aa

50 L

23.24 ± 0.04aa

19.61 ± 0.02aa

11.35 ± 0.01aa

6.75 ± 0.05aa

19.45 ± 0.05aa

III

Control

24.30 ± 0.04ab*

18.96 ± 0.04aa

11.10 ± 0.06aa

6.82 ± 0.02aa

19.44 ± 0.06aa

20 L

24.11 ± 0.02ab*

19.24 ± 0.02aa

11.25 ± 0.04aa

6.71 ± 0.04aa

19.35 ± 0.03aa

30 L

23.88 ± 0.03aa

19.40 ± 0.04aa

11.28 ± 0.03aa

6.64 ± 0.01aa

19.35 ± 0.06aa

50 L

23.78 ± 0.03aa

19.50 ± 0.02aa

11.16 ± 0.01aa

6.70 ± 0.01aa

19.36 ± 0.01aa

IV

Control

24.59 ± 0.05ab*

19.42 ± 0.01aa

11.06 ± 0.04aa

6.59 ± 0.07aa

19.17 ± 0.05aa

20 L

24.40 ± 0.02ab*

19.61 ± 0.03aa

11.19 ± 0.01aa

6.43 ± 0.03aa

19.09 ± 0.01ab*

30 L

24.21 ± 0.01aa

19.68 ± 0.02aa

11.21 ± 0.02aa

6.53 ± 0.03aa

19.05 ± 0.04aa

50 L

24.12 ± 0.02ab*

19.70 ± 0.03aa

11.24 ± 0.03aa

6.48 ± 0.03aa

19.05 ± 0.04aa

  1. a–ethe first letter denotes comparison with the control, the second letter denotes comparison with the first harvest date.
  2. *Statistically significant difference compared to the first date of leaf harvest.