. 2026 Jan 5;16:491. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-29338-y

Table 5.

Effect of boron and zinc on nutrient uptake of sugarcane and ratoon cane.

Treatments	N uptake (kg ha^− 1)		P₂O₅ uptake (kg ha^− 1)		K₂O uptake (kg ha^− 1)		B uptake (g ha^− 1)		Zn uptake (g ha^− 1)
Treatments	Cane	Ratoon	Cane	Ratoon	Cane	Ratoon	Cane	Ratoon	Cane	Ratoon
Boron
B @ 0 kg ha⁻¹	149^c	136 ^c	65.59^a	60.47 ^c	207^c	168 ^b	558^d	418 ^c	609^b	509^a
B @ 1 kg ha⁻¹	159^b	144 ^b	71.04^a	64.30 ^bc	218^bc	179 ^ab	605^c	455 ^b	657^a	525^a
B @ 2 kg ha⁻¹	172^a	147 ^ab	71.38^a	66.21 ^ab	231^ab	186 ^a	655^b	470 ^ab	685^a	525^a
B @ 3 kg ha⁻¹	179^a	152 ^a	70.75^a	68.64 ^a	241^a	191 ^a	699^a	481 ^a	686^a	526^a
S.Em. ±	3.32	2.42	1.920	1.431	4.55	4.43	10.09	8.94	14.69	10.92
Zinc
Zn @0 kg ha⁻¹	148^d	133 ^c	65.25^c	63.23^a	203^d	162 ^c	579^c	429 ^b	520^d	458 ^c
Zn @5 kg ha⁻¹	160^c	143 ^b	67.90^bc	65.35^a	217^c	177 ^b	607^c	458 ^a	620^c	509 ^b
Zn @7.5 kg ha⁻¹	170^b	149 ^ab	71.65^ab	64.75^a	231^b	187 ^ab	650^b	464 ^a	698^b	539 ^b
Zn @10 kg ha⁻¹	181^a	154 ^a	73.94^a	66.29^a	246^a	198 ^a	680^a	473 ^a	799^a	579 ^a
S.Em. ±	3.32	2.45	1.945	1.418	4.53	4.42	10.15	9.08	15.27	10.93
Interaction	0.884 (NS)	0.748 (NS)	0.353 (NS)	0.622 (NS)	0.372 (NS)	0.961 (NS)	0.981 (NS)	0.418 (NS)	0.785 (NS)	0.440 (NS)
CV%	12.07	10.10	16.81	13.49	12.38	14.92	9.83	11.91	13.59	12.81
Adj. R²	0.648	0.380	0.373	0.410	0.650	0.589	0.842	0.701	0.830	0.619

Pooled data over three years (2017–2020 for plant cane and 2018–2021 for ratoon cane) are presented. Means followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05 according to Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT).