Table 4.

Total phosphorus content (mg g ^-1 of dry matter) of germinating cereal grains

Days of germination	Rice	Maize	Millet	Sorghum	Wheat
0	4.3 ± 0.62a	3.9 ± 0.65a	3.6 ± 0.73a	4.0 ± 0.96a	3.3 ± 0.17a
1	4.3 ± 0.08a	3.9 ± 0.22a	3.6 ± 0.69a	4.0 ± 0.11a	3.2 ± 0.11a
2	4.4 ± 0.17a	4.0 ± 0.11ab	3.6 ± 0.67a	4.0 ± 0.09a	3.3 ± 0.08a
3	4.4 ± 0.53a	4.2 ± 0.08b	3.6 ± 0.10ab	4.2 ± 0.12b	3.4 ± 0.03b
4	4.8 ± 0.64b	4.2 ± 0.55b	3.7 ± 0.05b	4.2 ± 0.53b	3.4 ± 0.09b
5	4.9 ± 0.15b	4.3 ± 0.61b	3.9 ± 0.19c	4.3 ± 0.56b	3.4 ± 0.06b
6	4.9 ± 0.29b	4.2 ± 0.23b	3.9 ± 0.20c	4.3 ± 0.23b	3.5 ± 0.21bc
7	4.8 ± 0.43b	4.2 ± 0.44b	3.9 ± 0.89c	4.4 ± 0.90c	3.5 ± 0.12c
8	4.9 ± 0.96b	4.3 ± 0.21bc	4.0 ± 0.56c	4.4 ± 0.19c	3.5 ± 0.07c
9	4.9 ± 0.68bc	4.3 ± 0.25c	4.2 ± 0.27d	4.5 ± 0.67d	3.6 ± 0.05cd
10	5.0 ± 0.44c	4.4 ± 0.33c	4.3 ± 0.19d	4.5 ± 0.24d	3.6 ± 0.11d

Results are mean±SD of three independent determinations

Values in a column with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)