Table 2 Mineral compositions of different silages prepared from Alhaji maurorum

AM1

1.61^bc

11.5^a

13.2^abc

4.39^abc

5.45^a

36.2^ab

18.7^ab

359^bc

AM2

2.02^a

11.6^a

13.8^a

4.62^a

5.56^a

33.3^bc

18.6^ab

353^bc

AM3

1.80^ab

9.73^b

11.1^d

3.68^d

4.30^bc

25.4^e

15.7^b

238^d

AM4

1.31^de

9.33^bc

12.0^abcd

3.99^abcd

4.64^b

32.4^bcd

17.4^ab

367^bc

AM5

1.28^e

7.82^d

11.1^cd

3.72^cd

3.89^c

28.9^de

15.3^b

327^bc

AM6

1.69^b

8.17^cd

11.7^bcd

3.89^bcd

3.84^c

29.2^cde

15.7^b

314^c

AM7

1.39^cde

9.89^b

13.1^abcd

4.38^abc

4.36^bc

38.2^a

19.2^a

488^a

AM8

1.56^bcd

9.26^bc

13.4^ab

4.48^ab

4.01^c

34.1^ab

18.3^ab

406^b

AM9

1.73^b

8.91^bcd

12.4^abcd

4.15^abcd

3.93^c

32.1^bcd

17.5^ab

369^bc

SEM

0.051

0.27

0.25

0.08

0.13

0.81

0.39

14.13

P-value

0.0002

 < 0.0001

0.04

0.03

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.05

 < 0.0001