Mineral matter (%): Mineral matter (%) had not
affected by application of nitrogenous fertilizers. Table-1
showed that mineral matter (%) produced maximum
where nitrogenous fertilizer was applied @ 136 kg ha
-1
(T
5
). The data showed non significant effect on mineral
matter (%). Our results are in contrast with Mahale et. al.,
(2003) who reported that nitrogen application showed
negative effect on mineral matter (%).