Table 3.
Accumulation and partitioning of total soluble sugar (TSS), starch and total non structurable carbohydrate (TNC) in different plant parts of Labisia pumila Blume as affected by different nitrogen levels.
| Nitrogen levels | Plant parts | TSS (mg sucrose/g dry weight) | Starch (mg glucose/g dry weight) | TNC (mg/g dry weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 kg N/ha | Leaf | 40.71 ± 0.50 a | 90.41 ± 0.28 a | 131.32 ± 3.22 a |
| Stem | 31.04 ± 0.84 c | 87.26 ± 0.29 a | 117.21 ± 1.46 b | |
| Root | 35.09 ± 0.50 b | 80.22 ± 0.49 b | 114.34 ± 3.26 b | |
| 90 kg N/ha | Leaf | 35.45 ± 0.49 b | 77.18 ± 0.62 b | 112.17 ± 4.77 b |
| Stem | 23.26 ± 0.44 d | 65.27 ± 0.47 c | 88.23 ± 2.22 c | |
| Root | 21.66 ± 0.49 d | 60.98 ± 0.51 c | 80.21 ± 5.55 c | |
| 180 kg N/ha | Leaf | 32.64 ± 0.59 c | 62.22 ± 0.23 c | 83.78 ± 4.67 c |
| Stem | 26.10 ± 0.99 d | 59.03 ± 0.25 c | 85.31 ± 4.90 c | |
| Root | 19.86 ± 0.58 d | 52.67 ± 0.44 d | 71.75 ± 1.90 d | |
| 270 kg N/ha | Leaf | 19.80 ± 1.16 d | 49.66 ± 0.23 d | 68.22 ± 5.89 d |
| Stem | 15.96 ± 0.70 e | 32.42 ± 0.21 e | 47.31 ± 1.65 e | |
| Root | 9.02 ± 1.17 e | 29.20 ± 0.28 e | 37.31 ± 9.96 e |
All analyses are mean ± standard error of mean (SEM), N = 18. Means not sharing a common single alphabet were significantly different at P ≤ 0.05.