A Comparative Study of Physicochemical Attributes of Pigmented Landrace Maize Varieties

Table 3

Mineral content (mg·kg⁻¹) of soil samples grown with PLMVs.

Soil type	District	Calcium (Ca)	Iron (Fe)	Magnesium (Mg)	Zinc (Zn)	Phosphorus (P)	Potassium (K)
Orange	Ntcheu	70.65 ± 0.21^b	63.46 ± 0.24^a	925.32 ± 0.24^a	64.50 ± 0.13^b	3220.21 ± 0.05^a	630.87 ± 0.18^b
Maize soil	Dedza	80.63 ± 0.06^a	64.47 ± 0.43^a	920.23 ± 0.59^a	65.60 ± 0.21^b	2980.22 ± 0.06^b	625.44 ± 0.15^b
	Mzimba	75.2 ± 440.02^b	65.12 ± 0.01^a	650.73 ± 0.25^b	68.70 ± 0.22^a	3225.40 ± 0.12^a	743.27 ± 0.23^a
Red	Ntcheu	74.92 ± 0.22^a	67.36 ± 0.24^a	704.33 ± 0.24^c	60.43 ± 0.13^b	3070.30 ± 0.08^a	985.35 ± 0.18^a
Maize soil	Dedza	76.97 ± 0.15^a	67.42 ± 0.23^a	786.44 ± 0.07^b	78.32 ± 0.16^a	3160.40 ± 0.09^a	986.23 ± 0.05^a
	Mzimba	75.89 ± 0.43^a	62.02 ± 0.31^b	978.03 ± 0.03^a	78.56 ± 0.15^a	2870.00 ± 0.24^b	840.70 ± 0.03^b
Purple	Ntcheu	87.43 ± 0.31^a	64.13 ± 0.23^a	675.17 ± 0.22^b	72.22 ± 0.31^a	2600.60 ± 0.18^a	979.70 ± 0.17^a
Maize soil	Dedza	86.57 ± 0.14^a	65.20 ± 0.06^a	780.62 ± 0.31^a	70.71 ± 0.21^a	2675.40 ± 0.21^a	988.98 ± 0.24^a
	Mzimba	70.30 ± 0.09^a	55.18 ± 0.13^a	586.46 ± 0.20^b	58.71 ± 0.18^a	1098.35 ± 0.17^a	786.72 ± 0.15^a

Values with different subscript letters are significantly different (). Values are means of three triplicates.