| Cover crops | Zinc levels (mg·kg−1) | Average | |||
| 0 | 10 | 20 | 40 | ||
| 1. Sunn hemp | 0.06c | 0.22de | 0.04d | 0.15c | 0.12d |
| 2. Smooth crotalaria | 0.03c | 0.05e | 0.07d | 0.03c | 0.05d |
| 3. Showy crotalaria | 0.03c | 0.08e | 0.03d | 0.08c | 0.06d |
| 4. Calopo | 0.05c | 0.09e | 0.03d | 0.05c | 0.06d |
| 5. Pueraria | 0.04c | 0.07e | 0.06d | 0.03c | 0.05d |
| 6. Pigeonpea | 0.03c | 0.14e | 0.08d | 0.07c | 0.08d |
| 7. Lablab | 0.36b | 0.63bc | 0.58bc | 0.54b | 0.53b |
| 8. Black velvet bean | 0.84a | 1.05a | 0.93a | 0.80a | 0.90a |
| 9. Gray velvet bean | 0.41b | 0.82ab | 0.70b | 0.43b | 0.59b |
| 10. Jack bean | 0.36b | 0.45cd | 0.40c | 0.42b | 0.41c |
| Average | 0.22c | 0.36a | 0.29b | 0.26bc | |
| F-Test | |||||
| Zn levels (Zn) | ** | ||||
| Cover crops (C) | ** | ||||
| Zn × C | ** | ||||
| CV Zn (%) | 26.83 | ||||
| CV C (%) | 25.95 | ||||