Table 1.
Some growth and metabolic parameters of seeds and seedless pods of pea fruits
| Parameter | Unitsa | Developmental stage |
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| Immature | Mature | Overmature | ||
| Fresh weight (seeds) | g FW per seed | 0.04±0.01 a | 0.24±0.01 b | 0.56±0.02 c |
| Fresh weight (pods) | g FW per pod | 1.81±0.20 a | 2.81±0.19 b | 2.66±0.24 b |
| Water content (seeds) | % | 82.48±0.49 a | 82.60±0.13 a | 75.74±0.77 b |
| Water content (pods) | % | 87.69±0.50 a | 84.91±0.79 b | 85.56±0.64 b |
| Protein (seeds) | mg g−1 FW | 11.00±0.53 a | 8.59±0.13 b | 9.28±0.73 b |
| Protein (pods) | mg g−1 FW | 3.24±0.13 a | 2.51±0.23 b | 2.07±0.08 b |
| H2O2 (whole fruits) | μmol g−1 FW | 1.30±0.34 a | 1.21±0.25 a | 1.10±0.43 a |
a
FW, fresh weight.