Table 4 Results of ANOVA testing the impacts of plant location (open, east, and west) and plant organ-age (young and mature leaves) on the proximate and phytochemical parameters of Tephrosia apollinea.
Tested parameters | Variables | df | Mean squares | F- Ratio | p- Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry matter (%) | Plant locations (PL) | 2 | 549.260 | 3,259.596 | 0.000 |
Organ age (OA) | 1 | 725.932 | 4,308.060 | 0.000 | |
PL*OA | 2 | 584.054 | 3,466.081 | 0.000 | |
Error | 12 | 0.169 | |||
Crude protein (%) | Plant locations (PL) | 2 | 3.726 | 2,328.691 | 0.000 |
Organ age (OA) | 1 | 25.229 | 15,767.920 | 0.000 | |
PL*OA | 2 | 7.039 | 4,399.316 | 0.000 | |
Error | 12 | 0.002 | |||
Crude fibres (%) | Plant locations (PL) | 2 | 18.821 | 16,366.382 | 0.000 |
Organ age (OA) | 1 | 11.108 | 9,658.918 | 0.000 | |
PL*OA | 2 | 26.243 | 22,819.802 | 0.000 | |
Error | 12 | 0.001 | |||
Ash (%) | Plant locations (PL) | 2 | 1.525 | 1,500.115 | 0.000 |
Organ age (OA) | 1 | 0.070 | 68.546 | 0.000 | |
PL*OA | 2 | 5.572 | 5,480.694 | 0.000 | |
Error | 12 | 0.001 | |||
Total digestible nutrients (%) | Plant locations (PL) | 2 | 707.350 | 4,578.647 | 0.000 |
Organ age (OA) | 1 | 903.692 | 5,849.558 | 0.000 | |
PL*OA | 2 | 891.767 | 5,772.370 | 0.000 | |
Error | 12 | 0.154 | |||
Tannins (%) | Plant locations (PL) | 2 | 0.848 | 770.460 | 0.000 |
Organ age (OA) | 1 | 0.035 | 31.520 | 0.000 | |
PL*OA | 2 | 1.128 | 1,025.005 | 0.000 | |
Error | 12 | 0.001 | |||
Total flavonoids (mg/kg) | Plant locations (PL) | 2 | 1,447,000.157 | 760,023.427 | 0.000 |
Organ age (OA) | 1 | 21,452.109 | 11,267.521 | 0.000 | |
PL*OA | 2 | 2,125,312.504 | 1,116,300.702 | 0.000 | |
Error | 12 | 1.904 |
