Table 4 Biochemical traits of nine Iranian endemic fenugreek
Origin | Chlorophyll a (mg/gfw) | Chlorophyll b (mg/gfw) | Total chlorophyll a (mg/gfw) | Antioxidant activity (%) | Sugar content (mg/gfw) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
“Mashhad” | 1.53 a | 0.253 a | 1.78 a | 47.57 b | 0.32 a |
“Tehran” | 1.74 a | 0.289 a | 2.03 a | 48.58 b | 0.17 c |
“Yazd” | 1.95 a | 0.311 a | 2.27 a | 43.27 c | 0.31 ab |
“Shiraz” | 1.58 a | 0.401 a | 1.99 a | 47.83b | 0.15 c |
“Birjand” | 1.51 a | 0.178 a | 1.69 a | 55.64 a | 0.16 c |
“Isfahan” | 1.98 a | 0.38 a | 2.36 a | 50.23 b | 0.24 abc |
“Kerman” | 1.94 a | 0.405 a | 2.35 a | 42.86 c | 0.16 c |
“Kalat” | 1.52 a | 0.285 a | 1.81 a | 48.19 b | 0.19 bc |
“Neyshabur” | 1.74 a | 0.39 a | 2.13 a | 48.98 b | 0.19 bc |
CV% | 5.78 | 13.22 | 6.14 | 4.94 | 32.02 |
LSD (0.05) | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.09 | 4.15 | 0.12 |
SEM | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.46 | 0.01 |