Table 3.

Descriptive statistics of the pasting and functional properties of the fresh orange OPV maize by maturity stages (N = 192).

Maturity		Peak viscosity RVU	Trough viscosity RVU	Breakdown viscosity RVU	Final viscosity RVU	Setback viscosity RVU	Peak time min	Pasting temp °C	DSD%	Swelling power	Solubility %	WAC %
20DAP	1Mean	160a	117a	43.8a	208b	91.8b	5.41b	49.3a	1.91b	10.8a	6.91b	128b
	Min	131	90.9	38.6	175	82.2	5.26	48.5	1.00	9.85	5.80	118
	Max	184	137	47.4	239	102	5.63	157	2.67	11.2	7.86	153
	LSD (0.05)	16.5	13.1	6.47	22.8	13.5	0.191	22.4	0.443	0.648	0.849	13.2
	SE	2.59	2.23	0.425	3.10	0.939	0.014	0.019	0.067	0.052	0.100	1.44
	CV (%)	1.62	1.91	0.972	1.49	1.02	0.250	0.039	3.51	0.485	1.44	1.12
27DAP	Mean	160a	118a	42.3a	223b	105b	5.61a	49.4a	2.32a	7.57b	8.23a	205a
	Min	151	107	33.7	200	92.3	5.28	49.3	1.77	6.91	7.11	178
	Max	175	128	49.2	253	127	5.87	49.7	2.77	8.62	9.41	235
	LSD (0.05)	16.5	13.1	6.47	22.8	13.5	0.191	22.4	0.443	0.648	0.849	13.2
	SE	0.898	1.00	0.726	2.10	1.57	0.022	0.000	0.036	0.067	0.092	2.05
	CV (%)	0.561	0.849	1.72	0.941	1.50	0.387	0.000	1.54	0.883	1.12	1.00
34DAP	Mean	148a	107a	40.9a	243a	135a	5.42b	49.3a	1.80b	6.94c	5.27c	125b
	Min	144	103	34.6	233	123	5.23	49.0	1.30	6.61	4.29	120
	Max	151.8	110	43.3	258	151	5.55	49.4	2.39	7.55	5.84	132
	LSD (0.05)	16.5	13.1	6.47	22.8	13.5	0.191	22.4	0.443	0.648	0.849	13.2
	SE	0.350	0.308	0.345	1.20	1.31	0.014	0.000	0.041	0.042	0.066	0.521
	CV (%)	0.236	0.287	0.842	0.493	0.969	0.256	0.000	2.28	0.605	1.25	0.418

Values with a similar letter in the column do not differ significantly (p < 0.05).

¹Means were data from duplicate values, 2 field replications, 2 locations, and 3 maturity stages (N = 192).