. 2022 Jul 18;13:910714. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.910714

TABLE 4.

Effect of different levels of soil applied Cu (0, 30, or 60 mg kg^–1) and/or MEL (30, 40, or 50 μM) on total Soluble sugar (mg g^–1 DW), reducing sugar (mg g^–1 DW), glucose (mg g^–1 FM), fructose (mg g^–1 FM), sucrose (mg g^–1 FM), and starch (mg g^–1 FM) content in Brassica juncea at 45 DAS.

Treatments	Total sugar content	Reducing sugar	Glucose	Fructose	Sucrose	Starch
Control	139.00 ± 2.63^e	12.50 ± 0.24^cd	0.24 ± 0.0045^c	0.171 ± 0.0032^e	0.725 ± 0.0137^de	15.89 ± 0.30^c
Cu (30 mg kg^–1)	124.90 ± 2.36^fg	11.48 ± 0.22^de	0.22 ± 0.0042^d	0.160 ± 0.0030^f	0.700 ± 0.0132^d	13.05 ± 0.25^de
Cu (60 mg kg^–1)	117.88 ± 2.23^h	10.71 ± 0.20^f	0.16 ± 0.0030^g	0.115 ± 0.0022^j	0.608 ± 0.0115^f	9.77 ± 0.18^g
MEL (30 μM)	160.10 ± 3.03^bc	14.46 ± 0.27^b	0.25 ± 0.0048^b	0.207 ± 0.0039^bc	0.779 ± 0.0147^bc	16.96 ± 0.32^b
MEL (40 μM)	175.71 ± 3.32^a	15.48 ± 0.29^a	0.31 ± 0.0058^a	0.252 ± 0.0048^a	0.834 ± 0.0158^a	19.06 ± 0.36^a
MEL (50 μM)	166.54 ± 3.15^ab	14.73 ± 0.28^b	0.27 ± 0.0052^b	0.219 ± 0.0042^b	0.797 ± 0.0151^b	17.87 ± 0.34^b
Cu (30) + MEL (30 μM)	139.20 ± 2.63^e	12.22 ± 0.23^cd	0.24 ± 0.0045^c	0.176 ± 0.0033^de	0.747 ± 0.0141^d	15.83 ± 0.30^c
Cu (30) + MEL (40 μM)	150.73 ± 2.85^d	13.14 ± 0.25^c	0.25 ± 0.0048^b	0.186 ± 0.0035^d	0.764 ± 0.0144^c	16.97 ± 0.32^b
Cu (30) + MEL (50 μM)	143.43 ± 2.71^de	12.55 ± 0.24^cd	0.25 ± 0.0047^b	0.179 ± 0.0034^de	0.754 ± 0.0143^cd	16.58 ± 0.31^c
Cu (60) + MEL (30 μM)	129.33 ± 2.45^f	11.36 ± 0.21^e	0.18 ± 0.0033^f	0.130 ± 0.0025ⁱ	0.658 ± 0.0125^ef	11.71 ± 0.22^f
Cu (60) + MEL (40 μM)	135.62 ± 2.57^ef	12.11 ± 0.23^d	0.21 ± 0.0039^de	0.150 ± 0.0028^g	0.691 ± 0.0131^de	15.07 ± 0.29^cd
Cu (60) + MEL (50 μM)	130.37 ± 2.47^f	11.51 ± 0.22^de	0.19 ± 0.0037^f	0.141 ± 0.0027^gh	0.674 ± 0.0127^e	13.60 ± 0.26^d

Data shows the mean ± standard error. Same letters indicate that there is no significant difference at P < 0.05.