Table 2 Macro-minerals content in dry and wet forages (on DM basis)
Particular | Ca | P | Mg | S | K | Na |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Critical level* | <0.30% | <0.25% | <0.20 | <0.20% | <0.9% | <0.06% |
Wheat straw (69), Triticum aestivum | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 1.43 ± 0.08 | 0.04 ± 0.01 |
Paddy straw (123), Oryza sativa | 0.36 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 0.17 ± 0.00 | 0.11 ± 0.00 | 1.71 ± 0.04 | 0.12 ± 0.01 |
Gram straw (4), Cicer arietinum | 1.04 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.01 | 2.05 ± 0.09 | 0.07 ± 0.01 |
Masoor straw (3), Lens culinaris | 1.17 ± 0.03 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 2.01 ± 0.04 | 0.04 ± 0.01 |
Arhar straw (6), Cajanus cajan | 1.12 ± 0.03 | 0.13 ± 0.00 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.17 ± 0.00 | 1.45 ± 0.1 | 0.03 ± 0.01 |
Urd straw (4), Phaseolus mungo | 0.94 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.31 | 1.69 ± 0.46 | 2.08 ± 0.68 | 3.70 ± 0.81 | 2.51 ± 0.88 |
Maize green (22), Zea mays | 0.58 ± 0.05 | 0.33 ± 0.03 | 0.35 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.02 | 3.33 ± 0.31 | 0.03 ± 0.01 |
Sudan grass (11), Sorghum sudanense | 0.58 ± 0.05 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.00 | 2.28 ± 0.06 | 0.06 ± 0.00 |
Cowpea green (4), Vigna sinensis | 2.01 ± 0.2 | 0.33 ± 0.03 | 0.46 ± 0.04 | 0.34 ± 0.01 | 2.27 ± 0.16 | 0.03 ± 0.01 |
Azolla green (12), Azolla pinnata | 1.50 ± 0.08 | 0.84 ± 0.23 | 0.41 ± 0.07 | 0.40 ± 0.04 | 2.84 ± 0.46 | 0.70 ± 0.13 |
Bajri green (4), Pennisetum typhoides | 0.59 ± 0.06 | 0.45 ± 0.04 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.02 | 2.59 ± 0.42 | 0.01 ± 0.01 |
Para grass (4), Brachiaria mutica | 0.63 ± 0.07 | 0.34 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 5.05 ± 0.76 | 0.01 ± 0.02 |
Local green grasses (48) | 0.88 ± 0.07 | 0.33 ± 0.02 | 0.41 ± 0.03 | 0.38 ± 0.02 | 3.16 ± 0.15 | 0.12 ± 0.02 |