Table 2.
Content of chlorophyll and carotenoid in the wild type and mutants leaves in A. andraeanum ‘Sonate’.
| Plants | Chl a (mg·g−1) | Chl b (mg·g−1) | Chl a + b (mg·g−1) | Chl a/b | Carotenoid (mg·g−1) | Carotenoid/Chl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | 1.285 ± 0.037b | 0.432 ± 0.017a | 1.718 ± 0.021a | 2.970d | 0.304 ± 0.045b | 0.177e |
| dark green | 1.502 ± 0.042a | 0.333 ± 0.065b | 1.836 ± 0.057a | 4.508a | 0.566 ± 0.055a | 0.308c |
| rubescent | 0.019 ± 0.004c | 0.006 ± 0.001c | 0.025 ± 0.004b | 3.407c | 0.019 ± 0.005c | 0.767a |
| etiolated | 0.056 ± 0.009c | 0.013 ± 0.001c | 0.069 ± 0.008b | 4.203b | 0.028 ± 0.010c | 0.401b |
| albino | 0.010 ± 0.004c | 0.006 ± 0.004c | 0.016 ± 0.001b | 1.716e | 0.003 ± 0.001c | 0.206d |
Different letters within the same column indicate significant difference by LSD's multiple range test at 5% level.