Table 2.
Effects of foliar application of zinc (Experiment II) and iron (Experiment III) on the grain phytate concentration of Chinese wheat landraces and cultivars.
| Experiment II | Phytate concentration (mg g−1) | Experiment III | Phytate concentration (mg g−1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| –Zn | + Zn | Mean | –Fe | + Fe | Mean | ||
| Cultivar | 9.21a | 9.10a | 9.16B | Cultivar | 9.26a | 9.05a | 9.15B |
| Landrace | 10.45a | 10.12a | 10.29A | Landrace | 10.52a | 10.10a | 10.31A |
| Mean | 9.58a | 9.41a | Mean | 9.64a | 9.37a | ||
Within the same row, values with different lowercase letter are significantly different at P = 0.05.
Within the same column, means with different uppercase letter are significantly different at P = 0.05.