Table 1.

Comparative proximate analysis of local varieties of corn (Zea mays)

S. no	Componenta (% db)	Maize variety			CD@5%
		PMH-1	PMH-2	Parkash
1.	Starch	68.97 ± 0.05	70.03 ± 0.04	65.08 ± 0.06	0.184
2.	Crude protein	11.85 ± 0.01	13.09 ± 0.03	12.18 ± 0.05	0.113
3.	Crude fibre	2.93 ± 0.03	2.77 ± 0.03	3.17 ± 0.03	0.115
4.	Moisture	12.02 ± 0.02	11.73 ± 0.04	11.08 ± 0.08	0.19
5.	Ash	1.43 ± 0.03	1.63 ± 0.02	1.37 ± 0.02	0.081

^aValues indicate mean of three replicates ± standard error