Table 4.
Summary of the variation in nutritive value and mineral composition and the classification of harvested samples across groups generated by using Cluster analysis.
| Variables | Group I (N = 3) | Group II (N = 10) | Group III (N = 14) | Group IV (N = 5) | Group V (N = 8) | Group VI (N = 4) | Ungrouped Sample | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | − | |
| Moisture | 12.02 | 1.15 | 10.82 | 13.14 | 10.48 | 1.22 | 9.00 | 13.53 | 9.54 | 0.89 | 7.62 | 10.84 | 9.34 | 1.26 | 7.91 | 11.31 | 9.93 | 1.16 | 8.17 | 11.74 | 8.89 | 0.82 | 7.84 | 9.57 | 8.33 |
| Protein | 3.21 | 0.59 | 2.52 | 3.65 | 2.48 | 0.23 | 2.05 | 2.86 | 3.23 | 0.28 | 2.88 | 3.23 | 2.36 | 0.35 | 1.90 | 2.72 | 2.77 | 0.35 | 2.12 | 3.16 | 2.83 | 0.51 | 2.36 | 3.52 | 2.42 |
| Dietary fiber | 13.23 | 2.54 | 11.05 | 16.03 | 15.30 | 2.05 | 12.27 | 18.36 | 16.19 | 2.39 | 12.95 | 16.19 | 16.68 | 1.04 | 15.25 | 17.68 | 17.11 | 0.92 | 15.77 | 18.25 | 16.49 | 0.98 | 15.54 | 17.87 | 17.53 |
| Fat | 2.21 | 0.59 | 1.72 | 2.87 | 3.42 | 0.58 | 2.60 | 4.49 | 3.33 | 0.75 | 1.86 | 3.33 | 2.79 | 0.44 | 2.21 | 3.24 | 4.27 | 0.48 | 3.61 | 5.08 | 3.84 | 0.74 | 2.80 | 4.55 | 4.19 |
| Total sugar | 62.87 | 1.05 | 61.86 | 63.96 | 62.87 | 2.43 | 58.16 | 66.95 | 60.82 | 3.05 | 57.72 | 60.82 | 57.62 | 3.50 | 52.41 | 61.06 | 61.96 | 2.14 | 59.67 | 65.24 | 58.88 | 4.71 | 52.80 | 64.26 | 55.00 |
| Ash | 2.88 | 0.87 | 2.09 | 3.82 | 2.06 | 0.36 | 1.71 | 2.86 | 2.41 | 0.36 | 1.90 | 3.17 | 2.13 | 0.28 | 1.70 | 2.44 | 2.19 | 0.24 | 1.84 | 2.58 | 1.96 | 0.16 | 1.81 | 2.12 | 2.22 |
| P | 58.97 | 16.60 | 43.79 | 76.71 | 49.34 | 6.43 | 37.85 | 59.06 | 59.66 | 8.42 | 46.55 | 59.66 | 72.66 | 6.52 | 65.83 | 81.20 | 77.47 | 8.78 | 66.12 | 91.11 | 70.45 | 12.89 | 52.73 | 83.23 | 95.94 |
| K | 57.89 | 9.52 | 47 | 64.67 | 54.93 | 10.14 | 40.00 | 71.33 | 55.52 | 4.29 | 47.00 | 55.52 | 59.33 | 4.35 | 54.00 | 65.67 | 63.50 | 11.55 | 52.00 | 87.33 | 53.58 | 4.47 | 48.00 | 57.67 | 62.67 |
| Na | 17.22 | 12.40 | 3.67 | 28.00 | 10.60 | 11.05 | 1.67 | 30.00 | 21.38 | 13.10 | 1.33 | 21.38 | 15.20 | 11.61 | 4.67 | 29.33 | 3.17 | 1.46 | 1.33 | 5.67 | 68.00 | 9.89 | 60.00 | 81.33 | 3.33 |
| Fe | 19.53 | 11.01 | 11.03 | 31.97 | 28.32 | 13.50 | 11.87 | 50.03 | 27.90 | 8.55 | 14.57 | 27.90 | 27.07 | 6.81 | 15.10 | 31.47 | 30.03 | 12.45 | 13.97 | 54.43 | 29.37 | 3.36 | 24.83 | 32.93 | 67.80 |
| Zn | 3.04 | 0.49 | 2.63 | 3.6 | 3.88 | 1.64 | 2.40 | 7.30 | 3.67 | 0.97 | 3.00 | 3.67 | 4.96 | 3.53 | 2.73 | 11.13 | 3.54 | 0.67 | 2.50 | 4.43 | 3.18 | 1.01 | 2.60 | 4.70 | 12.30 |
| Mn | 3.15 | 1.39 | 2 | 4.7 | 3.38 | 0.99 | 1.67 | 4.70 | 3.88 | 0.62 | 2.73 | 3.88 | 3.71 | 0.48 | 3.17 | 4.23 | 4.51 | 2.43 | 2.97 | 10.47 | 4.18 | 1.06 | 2.97 | 5.53 | 4.37 |