Table 3.
Average (±SD) and range of seed iron and zinc concentration found in the Andean and Mesoamerican (MA) gene pool groups and inter-gene pool introgressed genotypes
| Gene pool | Fe (ppm) | Zn (ppm) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
| Overall | 68.2 | 8.4 | 45.3 | 97.6 | 34.7 | 3.4 | 25.1 | 49.1 |
| Andean | 69.2A | 8.4 | 45.8 | 89.5 | 33.0A | 3.1 | 25.1 | 44.9 |
| Mesoamerican (MA) | 67.4A | 8.4 | 45.4 | 97.5 | 35.4B | 3.2 | 29.2 | 49.1 |
| Inter-gene pool introgressed | 71.0A | 7.6 | 59.0 | 84.4 | 35.1B | 3.5 | 27.9 | 39.6 |
Ryan-Einot-Gabriel-Welsch multiple range tests with significance at P < 0.05 probability threshold for average seed iron and zinc concentrations in the Andean, Mesoamerican and introgressed groups indicated by superscript letters after the mean values