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Table 3.

Betanin (Bn) and vulgaxanthin (Vx) contents, betanin to vulgaxanthin ratio (Bn:Bx), total phenolic content (TPC) and yield data in roots of ethephon-treated beetroot plants in trials harvested at a single time-point (16 weeks after sowing)

Trial sowing date	Cultivar	Ethephon (g ha^− 1)	Betalains (mg kg^− 1 FW)			TPC	TSS	DM
Trial sowing date		Ethephon (g ha^− 1)	Bn	Vx	Bn:Vx	TPC	TSS	DM
16/06/15	‘Monty Rz’	0	1872 ± 105^b	432 ± 32^a	4.38	1385 ± 43^b	16.13 ± 0.06^a	12.37 ± 0.07^a
		360	2166 ± 72^a	386 ± 57^a	5.79	1643 ± 43^a	14.25 ± 0.17^b	11.63 ± 0.23^a
	‘Belushi Rz’	0	1240 ± 49^b	339 ± 22^a	3.67	960 ± 33^b	15.41 ± 0.17^a	11.34 ± 0.38^a
		360	1575 ± 57 ^a	274 ± 26^a	5.82	1243 ± 25^a	13.86 ± 0.06^b	10.58 ± 0.10^a
22/06/15	‘Monty Rz’	0	1972 ± 83^b	405 ± 43^a	4.94	1588 ± 32^b	18.07 ± 0.01^a	13.97 ± 0.20^a
		360	2458 ± 33^a	364 ± 37^a	6.88	1980 ± 11^a	16.41 ± 0.19^b	13.07 ± 0.42^a
	‘Belushi Rz’	0	1418 ± 50^b	276 ± 27^a	5.28	1159 ± 35^b	17.57 ± 0.10^a	13.07 ± 0.40^a
		360	1584 ± 24^a	247 ± 21^a	6.42	1349 ± 65^a	17.07 ± 0.15^b	12.14 ± 0.13^a

TSS total soluble solids content, DM dry matter. Data represent the mean ± SE, n = 3. Different letters indicate statistical significance according to Tukey’s test (p ≤ 0.05);