Table 2.

Phytase activity (U g^-1 dry matter) during germination of cereal grains

Days of Germination	Rice	Maize	Millet	Sorghum	Wheat
0	0.41 ± 0.01a	0.23 ± 0.02a	0.37 ± 0.04a	0.21 ± 0.06a	0.67 ± 0.01a
1	0.48 ± 0.14a	0.24 ± 0.02a	0.39 ± 0.07a	0.19 ± 0.04a	0.71 ± 0.03a
2	0.61 ± 0.09b	0.46 ± 0.09b	0.53 ± 0.09b	0.32 ± 0.07b	0.92 ± 0.32b
3	1.0 ± 0.40c	0.61 ± 0.07c	0.90 ± 0.08c	0.43 ± 0.09c	1.0 ± 0.03b
4	2.2 ± 0.39d	0.91 ± 0.09d	2.0 ± 0.78d	0.49 ± 0.03cd	1.4 ± 0.11c
5	3.2 ± 0.45e	0.98 ± 0.07d	2.6 ± 0.37e	0.53 ± 0.09d	2.0 ± 0.21d
6	5.8 ± 0.85f	1.3 ± 0.09e	2.1 ± 0.11d	0.57 ± 0.06d	3.0 ± 0.45e
7	6.9 ± 0.82h	1.2 ± 0.08f	1.9 ± 0.10f	0.59 ± 0.09d	3.7 ± 0.12f
8	4.2 ± 0.571	1.0 ± 0.10d	1.2 ± 0.10g	0.42 ± 0.08c	3.9 ± 0.23g
9	3.4 ± 0.23j	1.0 ± 0.07d	1.2 ± 0.03h	0.40 ± 0.04c	3.9 ± 0.11g
10	3.0 ± 0.13e	0.97 ± 0.08d	1.1 ± 0.10ch	0.36 ± 0.04cb	3.8 ± 0.09f

Results are mean ± SD of three independent determinations. Values in a column with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).