Table 3. Mean performance for antioxidant leaf pigments in 25 vegetable amaranth genotypes.
| Genotypes | chlorophyll a (mg 100 g-1 FW) |
Chlorophyll b (mg 100 g-1 FW) | Chlorophyll ab (mg 100 g -1 FW) ± |
β-cyanins (μg 100 g-1 FW) | β-xanthins (μg 100 g-1 FW) | Betalains (μg 100 g-1 FW) | Carotenoids (μg g-1 FW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA1 | 17.91 ± 0.17r | 8.92 ± 0.08r | 26.82 ± 0.09m | 34.70 ± 0.21i | 35.01 ± 0.21g | 69.70 ± 0.25i | 1585.49 ± 1.24g |
| RA2 | 25.73 ± 0.12m | 15.08 ± 0.07l | 40.80 ± 0.12j | 19.98 ± 0.18r | 19.47 ± 0.15o | 39.44 ± 0.24v | 1637.44 ± 1.28e |
| RA3 | 53.65 ± 0.11b | 27.50 ± 0.05c | 81.14 ± 0.03b | 53.77 ± 0.11b | 53.25 ± 0.24b | 107.01 ± 0.28b | 1518.68 ± 1.42j |
| RA4 | 18.30 ± 0.24q | 9.03 ± 0.06r | 27.32 ± 0.15m | 28.04 ± 0.16m | 29.65 ± 0.08j | 57.68 ± 0.15o | 723.39 ± 2.47x |
| RA5 | 15.30 ± 0.17t | 9.58 ± 0.08q | 24.87 ± 0.11n | 27.01 ± 0.09n | 26.34 ± 0.24l | 53.34 ± 0.18r | 1681.72 ± 2.45a |
| RA6 | 19.68 ± 0.14p | 10.71 ± 0.05o | 30.38 ± 0.11l | 32.00 ± 0.14k | 28.41 ± 0.23k | 60.40 ± 0.24n | 1052.43 ± 1.68t |
| RA7 | 30.56 ± 0.11j | 16.08 ± 0.05j | 46.63 ± 0.21i | 32.93 ± 0.21j | 32.90 ± 0.21h | 65.82 ± 0.24k | 1114.19 ± 2.35s |
| RA8 | 45.10 ± 0.07f | 26.33 ± 0.07d | 71.42 ± 0.25e | 56.78 ± 0.07a | 58.12 ± 0.07a | 114.89 ± 0.16a | 1471.17 ± 3.24l |
| RA9 | 26.32 ± 0.34l | 12.80 ± 0.05m | 39.11 ± 0.08k | 29.65 ± 0.17l | 30.56 ± 0.08i | 60.20 ± 0.18n | 564.66 ± 3.45y |
| RA10 | 20.02 ± 0.24o | 9.96 ± 0.04p | 29.97 ± 0.23l | 33.86 ± 0.18i | 34.30 ± 0.15g | 68.15 ± 0.75j | 1562.15 ± 2.38h |
| RA11 | 45.70 ± 0.08e | 29.73 ± 0.06a | 75.42 ± 0.16d | 37.61 ± 0.16g | 37.7 0 ± 0.12f | 75.30 ± 0.35g | 756.89 ± 2.75w |
| RA12 | 36.74 ± 0.15h | 20.99 ± 0.04g | 57.72 ± 0.08f | 36.92 ± 0.22h | 35.45 ± 0.17g | 72.36 ± 0.34h | 1460.01 ± 1.68m |
| RA13 | 15.39 ± 0.13s | 8.79 ± 0.07r | 24.17 ± 0.16n | 21.87 ± 0.23q | 21.38 ± 0.19n | 43.24 ± 0.25t | 794.39 ± 1.87v |
| RA14 | 40.61 ± 0.23g | 15.95 ± 0.03k | 56.55 ± 0.14f | 32.17 ± 0.17k | 31.11 ± 0.15i | 63.27 ± 0.18l | 1540.16 ± 1.52i |
| RA15 | 52.99 ± 0.15c | 25.84 ± 0.05e | 78.82 ± 0.12c | 52.09 ± 014c | 52.47 ± 0.16b | 104.55 ± 0.17c | 1363.29 ± 2.45p |
| RA16 | 27.72 ± 0.06k | 10.80 ± 0.06o | 38.51 ± 0.16k | 28.59 ± 0.12m | 27.77 ± 0.24k | 56.35 ± 0.19p | 1453.77 ± 3.25n |
| RA17 | 23.00 ± 0.16n | 8.22 ± 0.08s | 31.21 ± 0.14l | 21.01 ± 0.16q | 20.48 ± 0.18n | 41.48 ± 0.24u | 1677.26 ± 3.21b |
| RA18 | 46.28 ± 0.11d | 24.23 ± 0.09f | 70.50 ± 0.18e | 48.68 ± 0.18d | 49.41 ± 0.17c | 98.08 ± 0.35d | 1652.73 ± 2.34c |
| RA19 | 19.38 ± 0.21p | 7.32 ± 0.05t | 26.69 ± 0.16m | 13.96 ± 0.14s | 12.57 ± 0.11p0.20 | 26.52 ± 0.31w | 1593.94 ± 2.54f |
| RA20 | 27.57 ± 0.32k | 11.58 ± 0.03m | 39.14 ± 0.12k | 26.09 ±0.15o | 28.23 ± 0.24k | 54.31 ± 0.26q | 1642.95 ± 5.21d |
| RA21 | 25.60 ± 0.16m | 10.00 ± 0.03p | 35.59 ± 0.21 l | 20.99 ±0.15q | 21.45 ± 0.18n | 42.43 ± 0.62tu | 1494.67 ± 4.25k |
| RA22 | 36.61 ± 0.11h | 17.60 ± 0.02i | 54.20 ± 0.24g | 42.78 ± 0.18f | 42.41 ± 0.16e | 85.18 ± 0.37f | 1147.66 ± 3.29r |
| RA23 | 26.03 ± 0.29l | 15.10 ± 0.05l | 41.12 ± 0.28j | 24.32 ± 0.16p | 25.15 ± 0.14m | 49.46 ± 0.28s | 1176.91 ± 2.15q |
| RA24 | 32.72 ±0.27i | 19.81 ± 0.01h | 52.52 ± 0.18h | 32.85 ± 0.12k | 28.39 ± 0.19k | 61.23 ± 0.16m | 907.87 ± 2.18u |
| RA25 | 65.82 ± 0.15a | 29.23 ± 0.02b | 95.04 ± 0.19a | 44.02 ± 0.17e | 45.46 ± 0.21d | 89.47 ± 0.47e | 1384.72 ± 2.48o |
| Grand mean | 31.79 | 16.05 | 47.83 | 33.30 | 33.09 | 66.40 | 1225.94 |
| CV% | 3.435 | 2.352 | 2.186 | 2.682 | 3.524 | 3.338 | 4.287 |
CV, Coefficient of variation; n = 3; Significant at 1% level; Different letters in each column is differed significantly by Tukey’s HSD test