Effect of Planting Density and Harvest Interval on the Leaf Yield and Quality of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) under Diverse Agroecological Conditions of Northern South Africa
Table 2
Effect of cutting frequency and plant spacing on nutritional content of moringa at Syferkuil and Ofcolaco.
Location
Nutrient
435,000 plants/ha
300,000 plants/ha
200,000 plants/ha
100,000 plants/ha
Syferkuil
96 DAP
188 DAP
417 DAP
481 DAP
LSD (0.05)
96 DAP
188 DAP
417 DAP
481 DAP
LSD (0.05)
96 DAP
188 DAP
417 DAP
481 DAP
LSD (0.05)
96 DAP
188 DAP
417 DAP
481 DAP
LSD (0.05)
CP (%)
32.92
27.96
32.93
33.74
ns
30.35
26.72
31.59
32.88
ns
29.08
27.06
31.86
32.65
ns
31.34
26.8
32.17
34.44
ns
Ca (%)
1.60
1.76
1.48
1.76
ns
1.57
1.65
1.67
1.71
ns
1.54
1.65
1.69
1.62
ns
1.60
1.76
1.67
1.79
ns
Mg (%)
0.67
0.63
0.65
0.82
ns
0.67
0.63
0.77
0.85
ns
0.82
0.64
0.78
0.83
ns
0.78
0.74
0.67
0.70
ns
K (%)
1.60
1.73
2.04
1.64
ns
1.75
1.83
1.68
1.67
ns
1.55
1.78
1.70
1.37
ns
1.51
1.61
1.29
1.56
ns
P (%)
0.29
0.32
0.34
0.39
ns
0.31
0.33
0.33
0.38
ns
0.31
0.35
0.3
0.35
ns
0.33
0.32
0.29
0.34
ns
Fe (mg/kg)
207
166
152
323
74.45
183
207
136
328
69.95
285
216
174
364
58.87
231
214
168
288
22.98
Mn (mg/kg)
65.00
61.00
86.00
61.70
13.29
67.00
59.00
96.70
67.60
8.23
57.00
57.00
87.80
67.90
7.85
53.00
57.00
94.80
74.20
15.40
Zn (mg/kg)
26.00
24.50
28.70
21.80
ns
22.00
24.40
28.50
24.10
ns
20.00
20.20
26.40
21.80
ns
22.00
20.40
26.50
22.00
ns
Ofcolaco
56 DAP
100 DAP
281 DAP
366 DAP
LSD (0.05)
56 DAP
100 DAP
281 DAP
366 DAP
LSD (0.05)
56 DAP
100 DAP
281 DAP
366 DAP
LSD (0.05)
56 DAP
100 DAP
281 DAP
366 DAP
LSD (0.05)
CP (%)
24.20
30.30
17.02
16.32
3.49
24.97
26.67
17.71
17.66
1.69
23.09
32.84
18.34
16.68
2.39
25.73
27.66
18
17.78
2.30
Ca (%)
1.82
1.92
2.22
2.00
ns
1.67
1.71
2.21
2.18
ns
1.70
1.83
1.85
2.15
ns
1.48
1.71
2.1
2.28
ns
Mg (%)
0.66
0.66
0.88
0.76
ns
0.62
0.61
0.69
0.97
0.15
0.62
0.64
0.84
0.62
ns
0.58
0.63
0.68
0.78
ns
K (%)
2.35
2.55
0.63
0.70
0.19
2.39
2.71
0.84
0.65
0.28
2.36
2.32
0.63
0.98
0.19
2.33
2.66
1.37
0.90
0.27
P (%)
0.47
0.58
0.18
0.17
0.02
0.49
0.55
0.21
0.19
0.03
0.46
0.53
0.18
0.2
0.06
0.54
0.55
0.32
0.19
0.04
Fe (mg/kg)
138
182
176
75.00
35.12
199
224
89.00
64.00
59.85
190
307
78.00
91.00
70.11
194
434
69.00
85.00
124.61
Mn (mg/kg)
95.70
82.60
100.10
98.10
2.89
94.90
79.10
109.00
110.90
8.68
95.90
101
95.50
104
2.26
86.5
67.70
72.80
111
5.19
Zn (mg/kg)
28.10
28.00
19.90
11.10
1.96
23.40
25.30
13.30
11.10
2.50
26.10
27.90
11.10
13.30
3.71
23.90
28.30
11.10
10.70
3.27
CP: crude protein; Ca: calcium; Mg: magnesium; K: potassium; P: phosphorus; Fe: iron; Mn: manganese; Zn: zinc; ns: not significant; LSD: least significant difference ( = 0.05); DAP: days after planting.
