[Retracted] Stimulatory Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Phytochemical Properties, Mitotic Behaviour, and Nutritional Composition of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.)

Table 3

Mean comparison of nutritional traits among irradiated and non-irradiated O. viciifolia seeds.

Gamma irradiation (Gy)	CP; %	DMD; %	WSC; %	ADF; %	NDF; %	ASH; %	CF; %
Control	32.24^b  ±  2.1	89.68^b  ±  2.3	34.31^a  ±  1.2	11.39^a  ±  0.8	9.99^b  ±  0.6	5.35^a  ±  0.2	23.35^a  ±  1.6
30	34.80^a  ±  2.2	93.35^a  ±  2.2	34.40^a  ±  1.4	8.43^b  ±  0.9	10.78^b  ±  0.8	5.87^a  ±  0.4	23.63^a  ±  1.3
60	33.53^a  ±  1.5	92.13^a  ±  1.8	34.90^a  ±  1.1	9.81^b  ±  0.7	12.35^a  ±  0.6	5.65^a  ±  0.5	23.52^a  ±  1.4
90	33.13^a  ±  1.3	92.22^a  ±  1.8	34.91^a  ±  0.9	9.41^b  ±  0.7	9.92^b  ±  0.6	5.73^a  ±  0.5	23.06^a  ±  1.4
120	34.02^a  ±  2.3	94.53^a  ±  2.1	35.42^a  ±  1.2	7.17^b  ±  0.8	9.83^b  ±  0.7	5.91^a  ±  0.4	22.87^a  ±  1.8

The means of samples with the same small letters were not significantly different as per Duncan’s multirange test at 𝑃<0.05.
Crude protein (CP), crude fibre (CF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), dry matter digestibility (DMD), water soluble carbohydrates (WSC), and neutral detergent fibre (NDF).