Table 1.
Fresh weight yield and chemical composition of different parts of paper mulberry.
| Items 1 | Groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf | Stem | Whole Plant | |
| FW yield (kg/per plant) | 1.70 ± 0.05 b | 1.17 ± 0.04 c | 2.79 ± 0.09 a |
| DM (g/kg) | 261.05 ± 4.00 | 271.06 ± 8.06 | 266 ± 6.07 |
| CP (g/kg DM) | 241.24 ± 0.98 a | 84.93 ± 3.29 c | 169.40 ± 4.23 b |
| NDF (g/kg DM) | 447.09 ± 31.61 c | 680.63 ± 14.60 a | 502.79 ± 11.07 b |
| ADF (g/kg DM) | 239.00 ± 13.86 c | 565.91 ± 9.81 a | 348.88 ± 5.57 b |
| Lignin (g/kg DM) | 33.45 ± 5.79 c | 75.67 ± 2.12 a | 59.61 ± 3.11 b |
| EE (g/kg DM) | 29.24 ± 0.04 a | 22.82 ± 0.25 b | 22.54 ± 2.88 b |
| WSC (g/kg DM) | 45.82 ± 4.62 a | 11.57 ± 0.77 c | 33.24 ± 1.32 b |
| Ash (g/kg DM) | 116.62 ± 0.73 a | 47.31 ± 0.41 c | 84.95 ± 5.38 b |
| Calcium (g/kg DM) | 26.47 ± 1.79 a | 9.09 ± 1.07 c | 15.55 ± 0.92 b |
| Phosphorus (g/kg DM) | 3.01 ± 0.11 a | 2.50 ± 0.23 b | 2.26 ± 0.28 b |
| Buffer capacity (mE/Kg · DM) | 418.30 ± 21.25 a | 187.97 ± 5.51 c | 297.94 ± 26.86 b |
Values with different lowercase superscript letters (a, b, and c) are significantly different (p < 0.05) between different parts. 1 FW: fresh weight; DM: dry matter; CP: crude protein; NDF: neutral detergent fiber; ADF: acid detergent fiber; WSC: water-soluble carbohydrate; EE: ether extract.