Table 7 Average mineral content value of stored Cocoyam in different pits.

From: Sustainable storage of Cocoyam Cormels using Ash lined clay pits for post harvest preservation

Ash Type

Ca (Mg/kg)

Fe (Mg/kg)

Zn (Mg/kg)

P (Mg/kg)

At initial loading

3071.4 ± 178.3

66.9 ± 3.9

34.7 ± 1.9

219.7 ± 27.9

12th week of storage

Control

3293.8 ± 114.6 b

72.1 ± 2.6a

109.1 ± 5.6a

274.3 ± 1.46a

G0

3248.5 ± 161.1 d

62.8 ± 2.2 g

102.2 ± 0.45c

235.6 ± 18.7c

G1

3267.3 ± 214.6 c

65.9 ± 1.9e

98.2 ± 3.9d

229.3 ± 12.2d

G2

3352.7 ± 203.6 a

68.1 ± 1.3d

94.9 ± 2.2e

229.9 ± 14.5d

IR

3242.9 ± 180.4 e

65 ± 1.1f

103.3 ± 6.7b

254.8 ± 12.2b

PN

3104.6 ± 171.1 g

69.3 ± 0.9c

89.3 ± 4.8f

203.4 ± 11.7f

RH

3162.6 ± 175.6 f

69.9 ± 1.0b

87.7 ± 4.5 g

206.6 ± 19.1e

CV (%)

2.54

5.08

8.36

10.68

HSD

0.131

0.047

0.095

0.118

  1. (PN) Palm nut shell ash-clay walled storage pit, (G1) Groose Grass (elousine indica) ash-clay walled storage pit, (G2) Feathery Pennisetum Grass ash-clay walled storage pit, (RH) Rice husk ash-clay walled storage pit, (IR) Iroko tree back ash-clay walled treated pit (G0) non ash clay walled storage pit, (Ambient) Ambient condition. Column with different letters are significantly different (p˂ 0.05) at 12th weeks of storage.
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