Table 7 — Green versus cured samples: nutrient and mineral values for all plant collections 







Green 



Cured 





Nutrient 



Units 



(n = 4dV) 



{n = A2V) 



Significance 



Moisture 



Percent 



53.90 



6.00 



<0.0001 



Nitrogen 



Percent 



1.80 



1.01 



<0.0001 



Phosphorus 



Percent 



0.14 



0.05 



<0.0001 



Potassium 



Percent 



1.70 



0.66 



<0.0001 



Zinc 



ppm 



18.31 



11.46 



<0.0001 



Iron 



ppm 



257.68 



622.52 



<0.0001 



Manganese 



ppm 



45.82 



46.44 



0.8723 



Copper 



ppm 



6.39 



5.59 



0.0095 



Calcium 



Percent 



1.52 



0.98 



<0.0001 



Magnesium 



Percent 



0.44 



0.24 



<0.0001 



Sulfur 



Percent 



0.38 



0.23 



<0.0001 



Q/^Hi 1 1 m 



oouium 



r crceni 





n nnp 





ADF2 



Percent 



33.00 



44.20 



<0.0001 



TNC3 



Percent 



8.07 



6.35 



■ 0.0075 



Fat 



Percent 



8.11 



6.75 



0.0003 



'Except moisture and sulfur, for which green and cured were 482 and 121 , respectively; ADF and TNC 

 (479 and 121); and fat (419 and 103). 

 ^Acid detergent fiber. 

 ^Total nonstructural carbohydrates. 



Tabie 8 — Green versus cured samples: nutrient and mineral values for each study area. Different letters in the same row within a 

 treatment group (green or cured) indicate a significant difference 



Green Cured 



Woodbury- Woodbury- Differences 



City Creel< Hardy Littlefield City Creek l-lardy Littiefieid between green 



Nutrient Units (n = 142) (n = 137) (n = 202) (n = 40) (n = 47) (n = 34) andcured^ 



Moisture 



Percent 



50.36 



A 



55.85 



B 



55.95 



B 



4.98 



A 



7.48 



A 



5.24 



A 



* 



Nitrogen 



Percent 



1.73 



A 



1.73 



A 



1.84 



A 



1.02 



A 



0.96 



A 



1.12 



A 



* 



Phosphorus 



Percent 



0.16 



A 



0.14 



A 



0.14 



A 



0.06 



A 



0.04 



A 



0.06 



A 



* 



Potassium 



Percent 



1.50 



A 



1.73 



AB 



1.86 



B 



0.64 



A 



0.52 



A 



0.81 



A 



* 



Zinc 



ppm 



16.33 



A 



18.66 



AB 



19.52 



B 



11.24 



A 



10.33 



A 



13.39 



A 



* 



Iron 



ppm 



224.87 



A 



213.51 



A 



315.84 



B 



545.84 



A 



575.98 



A 



791.38 



A 



* 



Manganese 



ppm 



49.76 



A 



39.56 



A 



47.54 



A 



44.78 



AB 



39.48 



A 



59.19 



B 



NS 



Copper 



ppm 



6.20 



A 



5.94 



A 



6.85 



A 



5.32 



A 



5.38 



A 



6.23 



A 



* 



Calcium 



Percent 



1.27 



A 



1.66 



B 



1.65 



B 



0.84 



A 



0.84 



A 



1.36 



B 



* 



Magnesium 



Percent 



0.35 



A 



0.46 



B 



0.49 



B 



0.18 



A 



0.23 



AB 



0.28 



B 



* 



Sulfur 



Percent 



0.31 



A 



0.41 



B 



0.43 



B 



0.22 



A 



0.23 



A 



0.23 



A 



* 



Sodium 



Percent 



0.010 A 



0.009 A 



0.012 A 



0.007 



A 



0.009 A 



0.009 



A 



NS 



ADF2 



Percent 



34.23 



A 



32.35 



A 



33.10 



A 



45.67 



A 



45.57 



A 



43.08 



A 



* 



TNC3 



Percent 



7.69 



A 



7.96 



A 



8.45 



A 



7.01 



A 



6.31 



A 



5.98 



A 



* 



Fat 



Percent 



7.64 



A 



7.64 



A 



8.73 



A 



6.31 



A 



6.31 



A 



7.48 



A 



* 



'* = P< 0.05, NS = not significant. 



^Acid detergent fiber. 



^Total nonstructural carbohydrates. 



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