Table 6.

Fodder-related quality comparisons (g/kg) in leaves of diploid and tetraploid drumstick tree

Nutrition composition	Diploid	Tetraploid
Crude protein	262.30 ± 29.91	325.94 ± 40.20
Crude fat	40.43 ± 4.73	45.69 ± 3.34
Crude ash content	90.61 ± 4.80	119.61 ± 6.57
Acid detergent fibre	128.98 ± 2.61	149.55 ± 1.08
Neutral detergent fibre	153.08 ± 12.78	187.82 ± 14.70
Calcium	16.42 ± 1.71	23.15 ± 1.94
Phosphorus	3.45 ± 0.52	4.68 ± 0.62