Effect of Plant Spacing on Agronomic Performance and Fodder Quality of Four Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) Cultivars
Table 5
Effect of plant spacing and cultivar on acid detergent fiber, dry matter, in vitro dry matter digestibility, and neutral detergent fiber on the husk, leaf, and stem of four tepary bean cultivars.
ADF
DM
IVDMD
NDF
Spacing
Cultivar
Husk
Leaf
Stem
Husk
Leaf
Stem
Husk
Leaf
Stem
Husk
Leaf
Stem
10
GK010
42.79
25.81
48.39
92.75
92.66
93.33
67.73
75.99
67.45
61.82
34.69
63.98
GK011
40.63
30.52
50.53
93.01
93.42
93.9
71.84
73.94
56.92
55.22
39.54
64.52
GK012
41.19
30.12
49.28
92.87
93.39
93.89
67.63
74.29
58.51
59.85
36.72
62.37
Motsumi
40.68
31.61
52.14
92.35
92.77
93.81
71.63
78.47
62.92
57.99
39.68
64.94
20
GK010
39.69
31.53
44.83
92.38
92.47
93.27
75.48
78.37
69.44
57.5
44.26
59.47
GK011
40.48
29.66
49.41
92.35
93.7
94.25
70.34
75.26
60.74
58.29
38.18
64.16
GK012
37.07
28.54
49.31
92.69
92.67
93.37
75.03
81.28
67.26
53.39
37.37
62.25
Motsumi
41.97
32.85
51.85
92.47
93.03
93.48
70.76
77.36
59.86
60.61
40.92
65.91
30
GK010
40.34
31.61
47.07
92.46
93.1
93.68
73.08
80.23
65.29
58.3
43.1
63.64
GK011
39.42
32.96
47.14
93.07
93.18
94.06
71.25
75.52
60.91
57.28
43.07
61.35
GK012
41.50
33.84
48.85
93.27
92.92
93.15
77.67
72.74
63.63
59.66
40.79
63.35
Motsumi
40.69
30.34
45.33
92.43
92.57
93.13
73.02
79.33
62.67
59.42
39.76
58.6
Mean
40.54
30.78
48.68
92.67
92.99
93.61
72.12
76.90
62.97
58.23
39.84
62.88
LSD
1.84
0.19
1.98
2.46
CV %
4.9
0.3
2.8
4.4
LSD: least significant difference; CV: coefficient of variation.
