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Table 3 Mean mineral levels of seven fodder tree species

From: Nutritive values of seven high priority indigenous fodder tree species in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas in Eastern Ethiopia

Tree species

Macro-mineral (ppm)

Micro-mineral (ppm)

P

K

Ca

Mg

Mn

Cu

Fe*

Zn

A. nilotica

1139a

8938a

35,159a

2976a

81a

2a

319

3a

A. tortilis

987a

11,625ab

58,920b

4574be

90a

0a

457

4a

B. discolor

1099a

17,425c

48,452ab

6260c

43a

0a

218

21a

C. sinensis

1812b

18,375c

77,380d

4697be

78a

0a

269

9a

D. glabra

1070a

13,354b

78,351d

12,022f

1415b

11b

230

27a

T. indica

1673b

6700a

50,315bc

5467bc

81a

28c

1075

26a

Z. spina-christi

2238c

18,833c

34,904a

4083ae

67a

23c

327

62b

Mean

1433

13,684

55,053

5719

275

9

402

22

SE

55.7

594.7

2249.7

334.6

55.7

1.3

79.3

3.0

  1. SE standard error of the overall mean for each parameter; Means in same column with different superscript are significantly different P < 0.05. * ANOVA did not reveal significant differences among the species in iron content