Figure 4.
Total carotenoid content affected by polytunnel cultivation. Carotenoid content (ng mg-1 DM) in lettuce grown without or under polytunnels with and without antifogging additives. (A) Individual carotenoids β-/ϵ-branch and downstream, (B) upper pathway metabolite phytoene, and (C) total carotenoids. First experimental repetition in April is shown. The data are expressed as mean ± SE (n = 4). Significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) between treatment of individual compounds and total content are indicated by different letters; no letters indicate absence of significance.