Table 4.
Mean and standard error of iron and zinc concentration in common beans measured by x-ray fluorescence (XRF) in parents (P1 and P2) and their F1, F2, BC1P1 (F1 ˣ P1) and BC1P2 (F1 ˣ P2).
| Generation | Cross 1 |
Cross 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal 96ˣ RWR 2154 |
MCR-ISD-672 ˣ RWR 2154 |
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| Fe | Zn | Fe | Zn | |
| P1 | 61.61 ± 3.70a1 | 25.87 ± 1.35a | 60.68 ± 4.29a | 26.01 ± 1.19a |
| P2 | 84.62 ± 3.70b | 33.52 ± 1.35b | 84.62 ± 4.29b | 33.52 ± 1.19c |
| F1 | 101.66 ± 2.03c | 34.04 ± 1.35b | 92.21 ± 4.29b | 31.66 ± 1.19bc |
| F2 | 88.81 ± 3.70b | 30.66 ± 0.74b | 88.80 ± 1.92b | 32.03 ± 0.53bc |
| BC1P1 | 94.70 ± 3.21bc | 33.06 ± 1.35b | 83.23 ± 3.03b | 30.71 ± 0.84bc |
| BC1P2 | 96.27 ± 3.70bc | 31.99 ± 1.17b | 89.45 ± 5.25b | 27.88 ± 1.46ab |
1The same letters in the same column indicate no significant differences at the 5% level based on Tukeys Honesty Significant Difference (HSD).