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Table 3.

Gamma radiation effect on total protein, proline, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents of fenugreek plants produced from seeds irradiated with different doses of gamma rays. Control represented un-irradiated seeds.

Gamma radiation	Total protein (mg/ g FW)	Proline content (μg g⁻¹ FW)	Total phenol (mg gallic acid /100 g FW)	Total flavonoid (mg quercetin/100 g FW)
M₁ Generation
Control	30.71 ± 0.39	18.63 ± 0.28	161.75 ± 1.63	18.30 ± 0.35
25 Gy	33.53 ± 0.29^c	28.17 ± 0.73^a	180.44 ± 0.80^c	21.11 ± 0.55^c
50 Gy	34.5 ± 0.17^c	32.53 ± 0.29^a	186.10 ± 1.06^a	26.42 ± 0.58^a
100 Gy	38.64 ± 0.32^a	36.77 ± 0.46^a	192.21 ± 0.21^a	27.18 ± 0.43^a
200 Gy	32.08 ± 0.11^c	43.80 ± 0.14^a	175.43 ± 0.29^c	19.63 ± 0.29^d
400 Gy	27.13 ± 0.18^b	25.50 ± 0.29^c	159.58 ± 0.67^d	16.10 ± 0.66^c

M₂ Generation
Control	8.26 ± 0.19	11.67 ± 0.81	70.3 ± 5.91	10.17 ± 0.73
25 Gy	16.26 ± 2.03^a	18.4 ± 1.40^c	94.9 ± 5.77^d	14.76 ± 0.28^c
50 Gy	20.24 ± 2.03^a	26.12 ± 0.05^a	105 ± 3.15^d	18.09 ± 0.13^a
100 Gy	22.62 ± 0.67^a	28.55 ± 0.48^a	126.0 ± 3.84^a	20.71 ± 0.68^a
200 Gy	13.24 ± 1.01^c	17.6 ± 1.44^c	85.3 ± 2.90^d	12.5 ± 0.07^c
400 Gy	5.84 ± 0.44^d	8.43 ± 2.83^d	59.84 ± 4.28^d	8.69 ± 0.07^b

Data presented as means of 5 replicates ±SE.

Highly significant increase.

Highly significant decrease.

Significant.

Non-significant change.