Table 5.
Grain composition and nutritional values in plants under drought stress and Olive mill wastewater.
| Parameter | Control | Stress | OMWW | OMWW + Stress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 12.18 ± 2.00 b | 15.27 ± 1.89 ab | 16.14 ± 2.25 ab | 18.15 ± 0.23 a |
| Ash | 1.86 ± 0.15 a | 1.92 ± 0.19 a | 2.12 ± 0.21 a | 2.12 ± 0.16 a |
| Lipids | 3.86 ± 0.51 b | 4.83 ± 0.54 ab | 4.52 ± 0.47 ab | 5.00 ± 0.34 a |
| NDF | 95.19 ± 6.76 c | 135.72 ± 14.65 a | 131.90 ± 12.78 a | 144.35 ± 16.22 a |
| ADF | 42.79 ± 4.45 b | 48.46 ± 4.77 ab | 51.68 ± 6.01 ab | 58.74 ± 6.12 a |
| ADL | 1.03 ± 0.12 b | 1.22 ± 0.29 ab | 1.25 ± 0.21 ab | 1.55 ± 0.21 a |
| Tannins | 0.29 ± 0.04 b | 0.35 ± 0.04 ab | 0.36 ± 0.04 ab | 0.44 ± 0.05 a |
| Alkaloids | 1.78 ± 0.15 c | 3.11 ± 0.42 b | 2.55 ± 0.33 bc | 4.56 ± 0.29 a |
At a 5% probability level, the Tukey HSD test reveals that parameters sharing the same letter(s) is not significantly different. ADF: Acid detergent fiber; NDF: Neutral detergent fiber; ADL: Acid detergent lignin.