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Table 1 Effect of Growth Medium N, P, and NP concentrations on Protein, Lipid, and Carbohydrate Contents of L. minor

From: Effect of growth medium nitrogen and phosphorus on nutritional composition of Lemna minor (an alternative fish and poultry feed)

Nutrients (ppm)

Proximate Nutritional Composition (g/100 g)

Protein

Lipid

Carbohydrate

10 N

27.6 ± 0.8ef

4.67 ± 1.0f

54.6 ± 1.0d

20 N

28.7 ± 0.9de

5.67 ± 2.0e

56.0 ± 1.5c

30 N

29.0 ± 0.8de

6.00 ± 1.5e

55.6 ± 1.5cd

10 P

29.3 ± 0.5d

6.67 ± 1.5d

57.0 ± 1.0bc

20 P

30.0 ± 0.7cd

7.00 ± 2.0d

57.6 ± 0.5ab

30 P

31.0 ± 2.0bc

8.00 ± 0.8c

58.3 ± 2.0ab

10 NP

31.0 ± 0.8bc

8.00 ± 0.9c

59.0 ± 1.7ab

20 NP

32.0 ± 1.5ab

9.00 ± 0.5b

59.3 ± 1.8ab

30 NP

33.0 ± 2.0a

10.0 ± 1.0a

60.0 ± 1.0a

Control

27.0 ± 0.5f

4.67 ± 0.5f

52.3 ± 1.0e

LSD (p ≤ 0.05)

1.61

0.622

3.84

  1. Means in the table with different superscripts are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) using the LSD test