Table 4 Results of two-way ANOVA (F-Value) testing the impacts of the drying conditions (out and indoor) and the sweet potato cultivars (yellow and white) on the proximate and phytochemical composition of Ipomea batatas.

From: Study on sweet potatoes in relation to nutritional profile against worst invasive plant (Prosopis juliflora) under arid climate of Fujairah

Variables

df

DM (%)

CP (%)

CF (%)

Ash (%)

TDN (%)

Tannins (%)

Flav (mg/kg)

Treatment (T)

2

21,451,375.708***

146.884***

92,971.837***

605.985***

51,090.312***

5,733.548***

16,787,871.819***

Cultivar (C)

1

94,824.123***

0.026 ns

11,657.302***

271.736***

175.078***

288.014***

820,904.750***

T*C

2

108,955.027***

48.314***

2,818.116***

439.553***

106.417***

104.890***

488,249.251***

Error

12

 
  1. Legend: DM= dry matter, CP= crude protein, CF= crude fibre, TND= total digestible nutrients, Flav= total flavonoids, **P< 0.01, ***P < 0.001, and ns= non-significant.
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