Table 1.
The effect of elicitors (chitosan, jasmonic acid (JA), salicylic acid (SA)) on the accumulation of phenolic compounds (μg/g (dw)).
Benzoic Acid | Caffeic Acid | Catechin | Chlorogenic Acid | (−)-Epicatechin | Gallic Acid | Rutin | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 74.48 ± 5.27 abc,1 | 77.99 ± 1.54 cd | 56.18 ± 2.37 c | 58.92 ± 1.52 d | 44.44 ± 8.55 d | 6.09 ± 0.19 c | 424.42 ± 0.96 cde | 736.43 ± 11.35 e |
Chitosan 0.01% | 71.34 ± 4.48 bc | 82.52 ± 8.84 cd | 64.32 ± 6.63 c | 81.62 ± 11.69 bc | 48.79 ± 27.38 d | 6.27 ± 0.44 c | 399.7 ± 53.28 def | 754.55 ± 105.14 e |
Chitosan 0.1% | 58.17 ± 4.38 d | 81.25 ± 4.12 cd | 96.59 ± 8.06 b | 99.66 ± 2.91 b | 98.51 ± 17.90 c | 9.19 ± 1.91 b | 465.76 ± 50.35 cd | 909.12 ± 76.28 d |
Chitosan 0.5% | 68.56 ± 9.03 bcd | 70.27 ± 5.52 d | 66.34 ± 9.52 c | 66.56 ± 3.16 cd | 24.96 ± 18.03 d | 5.61 ± 0.45 c | 341.12 ± 35.09 f | 643.43 ± 26.63 e |
JA 50 µM | 59.49 ± 2.84 d | 96.61 ± 7.19 bc | 104.71 ± 10.35 b | 150.7 ± 23.68 a | 297.41 ± 53.66 b | 10.8 ± 2.00 ab | 494.99 ± 65.45 c | 1214.71 ± 153.05 c |
JA 100 µM | 58.06 ± 6.47 d | 104.76 ± 17.15 ab | 136.12 ± 32.75 a | 155.34 ± 8.87 a | 299.5 ± 25.82 b | 10.5 ± 1.68 ab | 764.39 ± 39.19 b | 1528.66 ± 108.41 b |
JA 150 µM | 68.17 ± 3.74 cd | 115.63 ± 11.79 a | 98.8 ± 23.94 b | 165.33 ± 22.43 a | 353.28 ± 13.17 a | 12.17 ± 0.85 a | 1011.3 ± 3.11 a | 1824.69 ± 72.80 a |
SA 50 mg/L | 79.48 ± 10.83 ab | 65.19 ± 19.09 d | 61.94 ± 4.92 c | 56.08 ± 5.78 d | 31.55 ± 7.38 d | 6.83 ± 0.28 c | 375.63 ± 72.65 ef | 676.7 ± 111.09 e |
SA 100 mg/L | 76.12 ± 2.94 abc | 73.11 ± 6.12 d | 58.92 ± 1.2 c | 58.98 ± 1.86 d | 37.62 ± 4.64 d | 6.24 ± 1.14 c | 420.9 ± 32.14 cdef | 731.89 ± 42.04 e |
SA 150 mg/L | 84.75 ± 1.76 a | 78.63 ± 0.51 cd | 59.4 ± 1.17 c | 62.21 ± 1.71 cd | 44.93 ± 2.32 d | 7.24 ± 0.13 c | 456.62 ± 6.31 cde | 793.79 ± 7.02 de |
1 Means with different letters in the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05, Duncan multiple range test (DMRT)).