Table 2.
Mineral compositions (Macroelements mg g−1 DW and microelements µg g−1 DW elements) of 17 stem amaranth genotypes.
| Genotypes | Macroelements (mg g−1 DW) | Microelements (µg g−1 DW) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | Ca | Mg | Fe | Mn | Cu | Zn | |
| DS25 | 7.34 ± 0.02f | 16.24 ± 0.05j | 29.97 ± 0.07c | 1047.74 ± 0.86g | 228.28 ± 0.27j | 26.32 ± 0.04d | 852.24 ± 0.74o |
| DS26 | 14.43 ± 0.06a | 17.94 ± 0.05i | 31.88 ± 0.12a | 1732.94 ± 0.56b | 345.34 ± 0.46b | 23.56 ± 0.06g | 1534.56 ± 0.51a |
| DS27 | 9.85 ± 0.07d | 25.67 ± 0.04e | 29.32 ± 0.14f | 989.67 ± 0.87i | 198.72 ± 0.39k | 20.68 ± 0.04i | 914.88 ± 0.46l |
| DS28 | 7.52 ± 0.04f | 25.66 ± 0.05e | 29.86 ± 0.16d | 986.69 ± 0.76j | 188.76 ± 0.28l | 20.73 ± 0.04i | 941.74 ± 0.64k |
| DS29 | 11.55 ± 0.05c | 24.23 ± 0.06f | 29.55 ± 0.14e | 1033.56 ± 0.48h | 272.27 ± 0.57f | 28.17 ± 0.07c | 944.42 ± 0.51j |
| DS30 | 10.34 ± 0.05d | 31.32 ± 0.08a | 30.23 ± 0.18d | 1116.91 ± 0.34e | 321.83 ± 0.37c | 27.95 ± 0.07c | 1432.27 ± 0.41b |
| DS31 | 9.98 ± 0.04d | 29.65 ± 0.06c | 29.22 ± 0.17f | 1384.65 ± 0.62c | 381.26 ± 0.64a | 18.14 ± 0.04j | 1241.35 ± 0.37c |
| DS32 | 8.36 ± 0.06e | 30.46 ± 0.06b | 30.84 ± 0.14b | 2572.22 ± 0.46a | 310.87 ± 0.68d | 25.34 ± 0.04e | 1023.28 ± 0.46e |
| DS33 | 11.37 ± 0.07c | 28.25 ± 0.05d | 30.24 ± 0.16d | 968.42 ± 0.61k | 312.65 ± 0.53d | 29.33 ± 0.03b | 988.33 ± 0.34g |
| DS34 | 12.41 ± 0.06b | 19.34 ± 0.07h | 29.89 ± 0.15d | 752.23 ± 0.42n | 176.84 ± 0.45m | 44.42 ± 0.04a | 748.47 ± 0.48p |
| DS35 | 6.62 ± 0.06g | 24.21 ± 0.05f | 29.32 ± 0.09f | 985.65 ± 0.82j | 246.72 ± 0.81h | 28.46 ± 0.06c | 957.18 ± 0.29i |
| DS36 | 10.06 ± 0.07d | 28.78 ± 0.04d | 29.82 ± 0.14d | 1128.56 ± 0.48e | 271.55 ± 0.68f | 24.78 ± 0.04f | 1052.33 ± 0.48d |
| DS37 | 12.16 ± 0.08b | 19.28 ± 0.05h | 28.68 ± 0.15g | 743.12 ± 0.15o | 296.76 ± 0.66e | 24.87 ± 0.02f | 1005.32 ± 0.68f |
| DS38 | 6.63 ± 0.04g | 24.13 ± 0.07f | 29.56 ± 0.17e | 788.43 ± 0.54m | 239.54 ± 0.38i | 27.85 ± 0.06c | 889.38 ± 0.57m |
| DS39 | 7.37 ± 0.06f | 22.79 ± 0.05g | 27.76 ± 0.12h | 1135.29 ± 0.62d | 251.31 ± 0.61g | 23.54 ± 0.07g | 976.87 ± 0.45h |
| DS40 | 11.54 ± 0.04c | 24.86 ± 0.07e | 30.58 ± 0.16c | 1062.84 ± 0.52f | 276.67 ± 0.85f | 22.32 ± 0.03h | 878.46 ± 0.51n |
| DS41 | 7.64 ± 0.05f | 23.26 ± 0.07fg | 28.71 ± 0.15g | 932.25 ± 0.38l | 337.21 ± 0.53b | 25.36 ± 0.03e | 901.38 ± 0.27l |
| Mean | 9.72 | 24.47 | 29.73 | 1138.89 | 273.92 | 25.99 | 1016.62 |
| CV% | 2.876 | 1.352 | 1.754 | 0.528 | 0.645 | 0.543 | 0.462 |
CV, Coefficient of variation; K, Potassium; Ca. Calcium, Mg, Magnesium; Fe, Iron; Mn, Manganese; Cu, Copper; Zn, Zinc; n = 6; **Significant at 1% level, Different letters in each columns are differed significantly by Tukey’s HSD test.