Table 4.
Effect of harvest month on 4 phenolic compounds in mulberry leaves.
| Harvest month | Individual phenolic compound (mg/g DW) | ||||
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| ChA | Rut | BeA | Ast | Sum | |
| Apr. | 1.9 ± 0.6 | 0.4 ± 0.4 | 0.4 ± 0.3 | 0.2 ± 0.2 a | 2.8 ± 1.3 |
| May | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 0.5 ± 0.4 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.4 ± 0.1 a,b | 3.7 ± 1.1 |
| Jun. | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.3 ± 0.1 a,b | 3.4 ± 0.6 |
| Jul. | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 0.3 ± 0.3 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.1 a,b | 2.9 ± 0.6 |
| Aug. | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 0.6 ± 0.6 | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.1 b | 3.3 ± 0.6 |
| Sep. | 2.0 ± 0.5 | 0.6 ± 0.5 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.5 ± 0.3 a,b | 3.6 ± 1.1 |
| Oct. | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 0. 7 ± 0.6 | 0.4 ± 0.3 | 0.5 ± 0.3 a,b | 3.6 ± 1.6 |
The experimental results were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey-Kramer HSD. Values (mean ± SD, n = 6) with no letters in common are significantly different (p < 0.05) within a column.