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. 2020 Nov 11;15(11):e0242202. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242202

Table 1. Physicochemical characteristics for the rice varieties.

Country Sample Size (L/B)a Chalkiness Kett degrees (%) Amylose content (%) Cooking time (min)
Bolivia Control 1 4.27 ± 0.04a 0.42 ± 0.03b 44.87 ± 0.45c 32.50 ± 0.60a 27.0 ± 1.0a
T2-10 3.66 ± 0.10b 1.17 ± 0.15a 50.13 ± 0.64a 32.23 ± 0.42a 26.3 ± 1.5a
T2-11 4.24 ± 0.05a 0.43 ± 0.06b 48.73 ± 0.15b 33.10 ± 0.53a 27.0 ± 1.0a
Colombia Control 2 2.25 ± 0.14b 2.02 ± 0.18a 46.50 ± 0.20a 24.57 ± 0.97b 26.7 ± 0.6a
021 2.76 ± 0.09a 1.33 ± 0.06b 46.23 ± 1.07a 31.87 ± 1.05a 27.0 ± 1.0a
035 2.97 ± 0.06a 1.00 ± 0.40b 46.03 ± 1.16a 30.23 ± 0.93a 26.0 ± 0.6a

Values are presented as mean ± SD. Means with different superscript letters (a,b,c) in the same column by country are significantly different with Tukey’s test (p<0.05); n = 3 sample replicates.

aL = length and B = breadth in mm.