| Cover crops | Zinc levels (mg·kg−1) | Average | |||
| 0 | 10 | 20 | 40 | ||
| 1. Sunn hemp | 63.10b | 9.23c | 8.47cd | 6.27de | 22.69cde |
| 2.Smooth crotalaria | 54.53b | 7.17c | 5.03d | 4.26e | 18.25e |
| 3. Showy crotalaria | 64.30b | 7.31c | 5.69d | 4.64e | 20.39de |
| 4. Calopo | 55.60b | 17.20bc | 16.49ab | 15.47ab | 23.48bcde |
| 5. Pueraria | 68.52ab | 13.22bc | 11.17bcd | 8.89cd | 27.10bc |
| 6. Pigeonpea | 54.74b | 15.44bc | 10.12cd | 12.02bc | 22.30cde |
| 7. Lablab | 54.61b | 17.09bc | 16.53ab | 15.83ab | 25.06bcd |
| 8. Black velvet bean | 70.17ab | 20.64b | 13.26bc | 13.31ab | 29.97b |
| 9. Gray velvet bean | 66.95ab | 23.83b | 14.08bc | 9.15cd | 29.54b |
| 10. Jack bean | 90.96a | 41.96a | 21.11a | 17.09a | 40.80a |
| Average | 64.35a | 17.31b | 12.19c | 10.69c | 26.14 |
| F-Test | |||||
| Zn levels (Zn) | ** | ||||
| Cover crops (C) | ** | ||||
| Zn × C | ** | ||||
| CV Zn (%) | 20.14 | ||||
| CV C (%) | 19.11 | ||||