Table 4.
The alpha acids content and hop oil composition in cones of diploid and tetraploid plants of H. lupulus L. ‘Sybilla’
Characters | Diploids | Tetraploids |
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Alpha acids content (%) | 6.24 ± 0.39a | 5.96 ± 1.59a |
Total oils (ml/100 g) | 1.99 ± 0.10a | 1.31 ± 0.11b |
Myrcene (%) | 44.70 ± 4.01a | 42.34 ± 1.41a |
Limonene (%) | 0.17 ± 0.01b | 0.57 ± 0.04a |
Caryophyllene (%) | 6.01 ± 0.58a | 7.83 ± 0.12a |
Farnesene (%) | 10.83 ± 0.41a | 8.77 ± 2.24a |
Humulene (%) | 17.91 ± 1.27a | 23.76 ± 2.92b |
Geraniol (%) | 0.08 ± 0.02a | 0.23 ± 0.11a |
Data represents mean ± SD values of three replicates.
Means within the same row with different letters differ significantly according to Dunnett’s test.