Table 3.
Chlorophyll a and b and carotenoid content of flag leaves grown under different light conditions.
| Chlorophyll a | Chlorophyll b | Chlorophyll a/b | Chlorophyll a + b | Carotenoid | Chlorophyll/Carotenoid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorescent white | 2817 ± 274a | 698 ± 70a | 4.04 ± 0.09a | 3515 ± 356a | 594 ± 80a | 5.92 ± 0.40a |
| Pink | 1890 ± 142bc | 463 ± 35b | 4.08 ± 0.18a | 2353 ± 334bc | 434 ± 36bc | 5.42 ± 0.64ab |
| Blue | 2113 ± 222b | 508 ± 56b | 4.16 ± 0.26a | 2622 ± 277b | 478 ± 59bc | 5.49 ± 0.77ab |
| RedFR | 1723 ± 173c | 464 ± 57b | 3.71 ± 0.19b | 2187 ± 230c | 414 ± 40c | 5.28 ± 0.49ab |
| RedLL | 2045 ± 91b | 494 ± 16b | 4.14 ± 0.36a | 2539 ± 105b | 492 ± 23b | 5.16 ± 0.65ab |
| RedHL | 2740 ± 70a | 694 ± 31a | 3.95 ± 0.10ab | 3434 ± 98a | 692 ± 71a | 4.96 ± 0.60b |
The values are means ± SD of 5 replicates per light treatment. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences at P < 0.05, using Tukey’s post hoctest.