International Journal of Agronomy / 2022 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Assessing the Fodder Potentials of Drought-Tolerant Maize (Zea mays L.) Hybrids in West Africa Table 3 Means of nutritional characteristics of commercial hybrid (n = 11), drought-tolerant (DT) hybrid (41), and local check of different cultivar maize group.
DM Ash CP NDF ADF ADL Cell Hemcel IVOMD ME (MJ/kg DM) Commercial hybrid Mean 90.9 (<0.00001) 5.7 (<0.00001) 6.1 (<0.00001) 81.1 (<0.00001) 50.1 (<0.00001) 6.2 (<0.00001) 43.9 (<0.00001) 31 (<0.00001) 46.2 (<0.00001) 7.2 (<0.00001) SEM 0.12 0.19 0.28 0.63 1.07 0.11 1.02 1.07 0.56 0.08 Range 90.2–91.6 4.9–7.1 4.9–7.5 78.5–85.9 43.5–56.8 5.6–6.9 37.6–50.2 23.1–35.3 43.3–48.8 6.8–7.6 DT hybrid Mean 90.9 (<0.00001) 5.8 (<0.00001) 6.0 (<0.00001) 79.7 (<0.00001) 49.7 (<0.00001) 6.2 (<0.00001) 43.5 (<0.00001) 30 (<0.00001) 46.2 (<0.00001) 7.2 (<0.00001) SEM 0.17 0.19 0.25 0.87 1.06 0.21 0.95 0.70 0.57 0.09 Range 89.7–91.5 4.4–6.6 4.8–7.3 73.7–84.5 44.2–54.9 5.3–7.5 38.6–47.9 27.3–34.4 43.8–50.0 6.8–7.7 Local check 90.8 5.7 8.2 77.1 39.9 5.2 34.72 37.3 49.2 7.6
CP = crude protein, NDF = neutral detergent fibre, ADF = acid detergent fibre, ME = metabolizable energy, IVOMD = in vitro organic matter digestibility, DM = dry matter, ADL = acid detergent lignin, Cell = cellulose, Hemcel = hemicellulose.