Research Article
Biochemical Charcterization of Some Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) Germplasm in Ghana
Table 3
Mineral composition of the 18 taro genotypes.
| GENOTYPE | P (%) | K (%) | Ca (%) | Mg (%) | Cu (mg/100 g) | Fe (mg/100 g) |
| CE/MAL/32 | 0.17 | 0.66 | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.67 | BL/SM/10 | 0.14 | 0.66 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.47 | BL/SM/16 | 0.19 | 0.65 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.53 | 0.18 | BL/SM/116 | 0.15 | 0.68 | 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.57 | BL/SM/80 | 0.12 | 0.71 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.71 | CE/IND/12 | 0.16 | 0.77 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.87 | 0.73 | BL/SM/115 | 0.13 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.76 | BL/SM/151 | 0.15 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.15 | 0.65 | CE/MAL/14 | 0.16 | 0.83 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.62 | SAO/006 | 0.18 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.31 | 0.85 | CE/IND/16 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.15 | 1.03 | BL/SM/132 | 0.17 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.71 | BL/SM/158 | 0.16 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.26 | 0.81 | EX-BUNSO | 0.17 | 0.66 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.84 | SAO/020 | 0.17 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.78 | 0.77 | ELO/002 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.36 | 0.51 | KA/019 | 0.23 | 0.65 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.82 | KA/035 | 0.21 | 0.69 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.30 | 1.18 |
| LSD (<0.05) | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.66 | 0.49 |
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P (%) = Percentage phosphorus, K (%) = Percentage potassium, Ca (%) = Percentage calcium, Mg (%) = Percentage magnesium, Fe = Iron, Cu = Copper.
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