Table 3 Proximate composition of dried M. stenopetala leaf powder: moisture, crude fiber, fat, and ash content (% dry weight basis); phytate and tannin concentrations (mg/kg dry weight

From: Enhancing Moringa stenopetala leaf yield and nutritional composition under supplemental irrigation in arid regions of Eastern Ethiopia

Treatment

Nutrient

1st harvest

Moisture

Fiber

Fat

Ash

Phytate

Tanin

Protein

Supplemented every 10 days

9.59a

14.37a

4.65c

9.45

982.75a

229.23a

3.85

Supplemented every 15 days

10.23a

16.33a

6.45ab

9.69

881.87b

220.96ab

3.64

Supplemented every 30 days

9.87a

13.29a

5.80b

9.83

744.15c

226.30a

3.64

With no supplementary

9.192b

11.17c

6.62a

9.24

871.37b

202.55b

3.97

Sig. level

*

**

**

ns

*

***

ns

2nd harvest

Moisture

Fiber

Fat

Ash

Phytate

Tanin

Protein

Supplemented every 10 days

10.58

11.91

6.08a

11.15a

1083.3a

161.52b

2.91b

Supplemented every 15 days

10.79

11.76

6.27a

10.16a

933.64b

162.96b

3.16ab

Supplemented every 30 days

10.71

11.91

5.88a

10.44a

836.22c

193.84a

3.10ab

With no supplementary

10.5

11.18

5.85a

9.99b

990.94b

137.96c

3.44a

Sig. level

ns

ns

**

***

*

**

***

  1. Note: Means within a row followed by the same letter are not significantly different at p > 0.05 according 
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