Table 8.
Effect of shading nets on DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP antioxidant activities. Data are expressed as mmol Trolox equivalents kg−1 dw.
Treatment | DPPH | ABTS | FRAP |
---|---|---|---|
Control | 32.21 ± 0.40 c | 39.18 ± 0.09 b | 27.51 ± 0.31 b |
White net | 35.54 ± 0.37 b | 35.33 ± 0.30 c | 27.64 ± 0.17 b |
Pearl grey net | 40.72 ± 0.22 a | 43.70 ± 0.58 a | 34.38 ± 0.81 a |
Significance | *** | *** | *** |
*** significant at p ≤ 0.001. Different letters within each column indicate significant differences according to Tukey’s HSD test (p = 0.05). All data are expressed as mean ± standard error, n = 3.