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. 2023 Jun 9;11:e15262. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15262

Table 5. Mean nutrient contents (mean ± standard error) of all potato accessions in two growing seasons (N = 603), three locations and four flesh colors (N = 542).

N = 603 2013 2014 CV-2013 CV-2014 P Value LSD
K g kg−1 28.62 ± 0.35a* 15.32 ± 0.19b 29.6 29.7 0.001 0.614
P 3.17 ± 0.03a 3.18 ± 0.03a 22.8 20.3 0.654 0.072
Ca 0.32 ± 0.00b 0.35 ± 0.00a 28.4 27.2 0.001 0.01
Mg 1.20 ± 0.01a 1.16 ± 0.01b 19.9 23.6 0.001 0.024
Fe mg kg−1 18.56 ± 0.22b 33.41 ± 0.4a 29.2 33.9 0.004 0.818
Zn 26.16 ± 0.31a 25.65 ± 0.36a 29 34.5 0.242 0.764
Cu 7.61 ± 0.07b 8.33 ± 0.08a 21.3 23.6 0.001 0.196
Mn 6.53 ± 0.05b 7.44 ± 0.06a 18.9 20.3 0.001 0.149

Notes.

*

Means followed by different letters are significantly different by each other P < 0.05. LSD is at 0.05 significance level.

CV
Coefficient of variation (%)

Locations: N, Niksar; K, Kazova; A, Artova, Colors: LY, Light yellow; DY, Dark yellow; C, Cream; W, White.