Table 2.
Chemical parameters of O. majorana plants treated with AA, Trp and MLE in two successive seasons.
| Treatment | Total Chlorophyll Content (SPAD) | Total Carbohydrate Content (%) | Oil Percentage (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | |
| Control | 44.68 c* ± 10.10 | 47.66 c ± 10.80 | 7.50 f ± 0.45 | 7.66 g ± 0.47 | 0.664 b ± 0.050 | 0.658 abc ± 0.219 |
| AA 100 mg/L | 53.13 abc ± 3.07 | 54.05 bc ± 4.29 | 8.71 c ± 0.46 | 8.86 d ± 0.47 | 0.892 ab ± 0.168 | 0.535 c ± 0.128 |
| AA 200 mg/L | 57.01 abc ± 11.93 | 58.10 abc ± 5.96 | 8.81 c ± 0.45 | 9.04 c ± 0.44 | 0.864 ab ± 0.094 | 0.546 bc ± 0.178 |
| AA 300 mg/L | 57.71 ab ± 2.86 | 58.08 abc ± 3.28 | 8.86 c ± 0.47 | 9.08 c ± 0.45 | 0.982 a ± 0.462 | 0.737 abc ± 0.240 |
| Trp 100 mg/L | 45.33 c ± 14.07 | 51.31 bc ± 8.58 | 8.01 e ± 0.45 | 8.42 e ± 0.45 | 0.726 ab ± 0.199 | 0.683 abc ± 0.148 |
| Trp 200 mg/L | 47.06 bc ± 3.79 | 53.53 bc ± 2.91 | 8.06 e ± 0.45 | 7.98 f ± 0.45 | 0.8 ab ± 0.156 | 0.826 a ± 0.245 |
| Trp 300 mg/L | 52.55 abc ± 1.16 | 53.90 bc ± 3.51 | 8.37 d ± 0.44 | 8.44 e ± 0.40 | 0.748 ab ± 0.054 | 0.822 ab ± 0.148 |
| MLE 2.5% | 56.03 abc ± 5.04 | 60.11 ab ± 4.23 | 9.10 b ± 0.45 | 9.10 c ± 0.45 | 0.977 ab ± 0.218 | 0.799 abc ± 0.017 |
| MLE 5% | 56.28 abc ± 8.14 | 60.68 ab ± 11.48 | 9.73 a ± 0.15 | 9.29 b ± 0.45 | 0.917 ab ± 0.127 | 0.81 abc ± 0.146 |
| MLE 10% | 59.90 a ± 7.20 | 66.36 a ± 8.31 | 9.62 a ± 0.30 | 9.79 a ± 0.15 | 1.065 a ± 0.313 | 0.867 a ± 0.058 |
* No significance between means have the same letters (a–f) within the same column.