Table 1.
Nitrogen | Plant parts | Total flavonoid(mg rutin equivalent/g dry weight) | Total phenolics(mg gallic acid equivalent/g dry weight) |
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0 kg N/ha | Leaf | 0.713 ± 0.013 a | 1.010 ± 0.028 a |
Stem | 0.628 ± 0.022 a | 0.964 ± 0.029 a | |
Root | 0.528 ± 0.013 b | 0.882 ± 0.039 b | |
90 kg N/ha | Leaf | 0.415 ± 0.022 b | 0.987 ± 0.032 a |
Stem | 0.378 ± 0.030 b | 0.876 ± 0.037 b | |
Root | 0.298 ± 0.022 b | 0.677 ± 0.051 c | |
180 kg N/ha | Leaf | 0.400 ± 0.013 c | 0.711 ± 0.021 b |
Stem | 0.325 ± 0.010 c | 0.613 ± 0.025 c | |
Root | 0.264 ± 0.015 d | 0.434 ± 0.040 d | |
270 kg N/ha | Leaf | 0.301 ± 0.025 c | 0.427 ± 0.008 d |
Stem | 0.106 ± 0.023 d | 0.321 ± 0.011 e | |
Root | 0.077 ± 0.026 d | 0.230 ± 0.028 e |
All analyses are mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). N = 18. Means not sharing a common alphabet were significantly different at P ≤ 0.05.