Table 3.
Analysis of variance for starch, antioxidant enzymes, protein and mineral content (potassium, iron, and phosphorus) subjected to three LED treatment (control, 120 and 150 μmol/m2s−1) and five sprout type treatment (wheat, barley, mung bean, soybean, alfalfa).
Source of | df | Starch | Catalase | Superoxide dismutase | Protein | potassium | Iron | phosphorus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rep | 2 | 0.69ns | 0.039 ns | 1.4 ns | 0.580ns | 0.50 ns | 0.13 ns | 0.099 ns |
LED | 2 | 438.6** | 196889** | 34142** | 356.7** | 7649.3** | 41.60** | 310.67** |
sprout | 4 | 414.51** | 580.7** | 423** | 20.03** | 187.08** | 28.5** | 7.35** |
LED × sprout | 8 | 14.5** | 458.9 ** | 42.20** | 0.667** | 149.19** | 5.13** | 5.09** |
Error | 28 | 0.579 | 3.146 | 1.36 | 0.036 | 1.71 | 0.843 | 0.056 |
CV | 4.24 | 0.94 | 2.71 | 1.52 | 1.64 | 11.07 | 1.91 |
*, ** and ns significant at the level of probability of 5%, 1% and non-significant, respectively.