Studies on Mineral Analysis of Grasses of Poaceae

aim of the study is to screen the grasses of South India for mineral nutrition. The results revealed that the grass species accumulate the major elements like Ca, K, Mg and P were observed as 21240, 52330, 4049 and 3416 ppm respectively. Whereas the minor elements accumulated were 53, 166, 929, 163, 85 and 125 ppm of B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo and Zn respectively. Maximum of 22% ash content and 3997 cal/g calorific value were found as the selected species. The levels of macro and micro elements of the grasses were analysed by using ICP -OES. Elemental studies of the grass species revealed that Eragrostis amabilis and Eleusine indica possess large amounts of major and minor elements which may be suggested for cultivation to fulfil the mineral deficiency in livestock feeding.

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