Table 6.
Chemical composition of cactus pear genotypes cultivated in different locations.
| MMc | OMd | NDFe | NFCf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g kg−1 DM | ||||
| Cactus pear genotypes (Ge) | ||||
| Miúda | 146.4A | 853.5B | 196.3A | 571.4A |
| OEMa | 137.7B | 862.2A | 216.6A | 552.6A |
| Baiana | 147.4A | 852.5B | 218.0A | 545.7A |
| Location (Loc) | ||||
| 1 (Bsh) | 134.3B | 865.7A | 207.0A | 575.8A |
| 3 (AW) | 160.9A | 839.0B | 197.3A | 536.1A |
| 4 (AW) | 143.2B | 856.7A | 191.6A | 590.4A |
| 5 (Bsh) | 151.5A | 848.4B | 239.5A | 527.3A |
| 7 (AW) | 129.3B | 870.6A | 216.0A | 553.2A |
| Ge | 0.058ns | 0.058ns | 0.686ns | 0.657ns |
| Loc | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.703ns | 0.420ns |
| Ge × Loc | 0.054ns | 0.054ns | 0.134ns | 0.139ns |
| SEMb | 3.89 | 3.89 | 25.4 | 26.3 |
aOEM: Orelha de Elefante Mexicana; bSEM: Standard Error of the Mean; cMM: Mineral Matter; dOM: Organic Matter; eNDF: Neutral Detergent Fiber; fNFC: Non-Fibrous Carbohydrates. Means followed by different lowercase letters in the rows, statistically differ by the Scott-Knott test (p < 0.05); Means followed by different uppercase letters in the columns, statistically differ by the Scott-Knott test (p < 0.05). *Significative at p < 0.05; nsnon-significative at p < 0.05.