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Table 3. Average (s.e.) (n = 10–11) Net Photosynthesis (Pn), Stomatal Conductance (g_s), Pn:g_s and Concentrations of Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b, Total Carotenoids, and Total Anthocyanins in Basil Leaves Grown under Three Different Light Spectra^a.

	spectrum A	spectrum B	spectrum C	P
Pn (μmol CO₂ m^–2 s^–1)	4.5 (0.6)	3.7 (0.6)	3.2 (0.4)	0.306^b
g_s (mol H₂O m^–2 s^–1)	0.06 (0.01)	0.05 (0.01)	0.04 (0.01)	0.404^b
Pn:g_s	77.2 (4.1)	81.0 (4.3)	79.5 (5.6)	0.851^b
Chl a (mg g^–1 DW)	10.7 (0.2)a	12.1 (0.3)b	9.3 (0.3)c	<0.001^c
Chl b (mg g^–1 DW)	2.3 (0.1)	2.3 (0.1)	2.1 (0.2)	0.398^c
Chl a:Chl b	4.7 (0.1)a	5.3 (0.2)b	4.7 (0.3)ab	0.050^c
carotenoids (mg g^–1 DW)	3.1 (0.1)a	3.6 (0.1)b	2.7 (0.1)c	<0.001^c
anthocyanins (mg g^–1 DW)	0.018 (0.003)	0.030 (0.004)	0.032 (0.005)	0.076^b

Different letters indicate statistical difference (P < 0.05) between the treatments.

ANOVA.

Welch test, P < 0.05 emboldened. See Figure 1 and Table 1 for details of spectra.

Table 3. Average (s.e.) (n = 10–11) Net Photosynthesis (Pn), Stomatal Conductance (gs), Pn:gs and Concentrations of Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b, Total Carotenoids, and Total Anthocyanins in Basil Leaves Grown under Three Different Light Spectraa.