Table 4 Phytosterol contents (microgram per gram of dry matter) of six wheat genotypes grown under controlled environments.
Growing Temperature | Plant sterols | Genotypes | |||||
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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 |