Table 2.
Dry matter (g kg−1), chemical composition (g kg−1 DM), and pH of fresh-cut Napier grass irrigated with and without bio-digester slurry
| Parameters | Fertilization | SEM | Significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | No slurry | Slurry | |||
| DM | 3 | 278.2 | 270.6 | 4.48 | ns |
| pH | 3 | 5.9b | 6.0a | 0.04 | * |
| WSC | 3 | 54.3 | 53.6 | 2.23 | ns |
| CP | 3 | 105.9b | 118.6a | 2.96 | * |
| Ash | 3 | 61.4 | 66.7 | 2.69 | ns |
| Fat | 3 | 23.1a | 16.9b | 1.15 | * |
| NDF | 3 | 788.2 | 790.6 | 6.41 | ns |
| ADF | 3 | 562.3 | 580.6 | 6.90 | ns |
| ADL | 3 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 13.50 | ns |
DM, dry matter; WSC, water soluble carbohydrate; CP, crude protein; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber; ADL, acid detergent lignin; g kg−1, grams per kilogram; g kg−1 DM, grams per kilogram dry matter; SEM, standard error mean.
Row means with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05.
P < 0.05; ns, not significant: P > 0.05.