Table 4 Phytosterol contents (microgram per gram of dry matter) of six wheat genotypes grown under controlled environments.

From: Effects of genotype and temperature on accumulation of plant secondary metabolites in Canadian and Australian wheat grown under controlled environments

Growing Temperature

Plant sterols

Genotypes

AC Crystal

AC Navigator

Carberry

Kennedy

Fango60

EGA Gregory

20 °C

Sitosterol

358.3B

395.9BC

316.1AB

423.7C

400.2BC

287.7A

Campesterol

148.1abB

188.7abC

127.1abAB

169.4abBC

164.4abB

119.6abA

Sitostanol

127.3AB

195.9D

128.9AB

158.4C

145.4BC

102.2A

Campestanol

106.2ABC

188.8D

99.3AB

124.2C

118.05BC

87.5A

Stigmasterol

12.27AB

22.9D

11.4A

15.0C

14.0BC

15.1C

Others

37.6B

50.5C

30.8A

38.1B

38.3B

27.2A

Total

790.1BC

1042.9E

713.8AB

929.1DE

880.5CD

639.6A

25 °C

Sitosterol

352.0B

428.7D

346.1B

449.7D

397.8C

299.4A

Campesterol

140.2aA

192.0aC

136.7aA

182.7aBC

167.5aB

121.8aA

Sitostanol

151.2AB

222.7D

162.6BC

209.6D

181.8C

131.4A

Campestanol

110.2A

197.5D

114.8AB

150.0C

130.9B

103.0A

Stigmasterol

12.4A

23.7C

11.5A

15.6B

12.9AB

13.3AB

Others

41.6AB

55.4C

36.9AB

54.5C

47.8BC

30.9A

Total

807.9B

1120.2D

809.0B

1062.2D

938.9C

700.0A

30 °C

Sitosterol

259.1A

na

360.2BC

349.3B

386.4C

370.0BC

Campesterol

90.5bA

na

110.8bB

110.2bB

133.9bC

126.7bC

Sitostanol

126.3A

na

156.3B

169.5B

175.0B

168.2B

Campestanol

87.3A

na

97.8AB

100.6BC

109.7C

106.1BC

Stigmasterol

11.1A

na

19.6C

15.2B

15.6B

19.4C

Others

29.9A

na

41.0B

31.8A

48.0B

47.0B

Total

604.5A

na

785.5B

776.9B

868.8C

837.6BC

  1. a,bValues with different superscripts in  the same column in the same dependent variable are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). A,B,C,D,EValues with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). Abbreviations; na = data not available.