Table 3.
Dry weight, protein, glucose and fructose content ( ± SD) in roots of 14 days-old maize plants treated with hawthorn (HN), red grape skin (RGS) and blueberry (BB) extracts at two doses (0.1 and 1.0 mL/L).
| Treatment | mL/L | Dry Weight | Protein | Glucose | Fructose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g | mg/g f.w. | mg/g d.w. | |||
| UNT | - | 0.92 ± 0.01 Aaa* | 1.30 ± 0.01 Cdc | 3.25 ± 0.01 Aba | 0.67 ± 0.02 Ceb |
| HN | 0.1 | 0.85 ± 0.01 b | 1.54 ± 0.04 b | 3.90 ± 0.01 a | 1.09 ± 0.02 c |
| 1.0 | 0.91 ± 0.01 ab | 1.54 ± 0.07 b | 3.17 ± 0.01 b | 1.65 ± 0.01 a | |
| 0.88 ± 0.01 B | 1.54 ± 0.04 A | 3.54 ± 0.39 A | 1.37 ± 0.31 A | ||
| RGS | 0.1 | 0.89 ± 0.01 b | 1.65 ± 0.04 a | 2.74 ± 0.01 c | 1.23 ± 0.02 b |
| 1.0 | 0.94 ± 0.01 a | 1.33 ± 0.03 d | 1.64 ± 0.01 d | 0.48 ± 0.01 e | |
| 0.91 ± 0.03 A | 1.49 ± 0.17 A | 2.19 ± 0.60 B | 0.85 ± 0.41 B | ||
| BB | 0.1 | 0.92 ± 0.01 a | 1.42 ± 0.01 c | 3.87 ± 0.01 a | 0.73 ± 0.02 de |
| 1.0 | 0.88 ± 0.01 b | 1.31 ± 0.09 d | 2.96 ± 0.01 bc | 1.07 ± 0.01 c | |
| 0.90 ± 0.03 A | 1.37 ± 0.05 B | 3.42 ± 0.13 A | 0.90 ± 0.04 B | ||
| 0.1 | 0.89 ± 0.03 b | 1.54 ± 0.12 a | 3.50 ± 0.53 a | 1.02 ± 010 a | |
| 1.0 | 0.91 ± 0.04 ab | 1.39 ± 012 b | 2.59 ± 076 b | 1.07 ± 0.51 a | |
UNT, untreated = control. * In the same column, different letters indicated differences among treatments (upper case letters), among doses (italics) and treatment × dose (lower case) at P ≤ 0.05 by Student-Newman-Keuls test.