Table 3 Comparison of the plant features and flour components mean values of each group of pattern (PI, PII, PIII and Other) to the overall mean (NS = no significant; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001).
Overall | PI | PII | PIII | Other | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 122 | 54 | 33 | 19 | 16 |
Panicle emergence | 112.7 | 108.5*** | 112.5 NS | 115.5* | 114.3 NS |
Plant height | 1.41 | 1.33*** | 1.36 NS | 1.53*** | 1.43 NS |
n | 132 | 55 | 37 | 22 | 18 |
Starch | 36.77 | 39.78*** | 35.07 NS | 34.00* | 38.25 NS |
Protein | 16.25 | 15.46** | 16.28 NS | 17.41* | 15.84 NS |
Monomeric | 20.23 | 21.35** | 20.94 NS | 20.50 NS | 18.13* |
Aggregate | 10.47 | 11.39** | 9.90 NS | 10.53 NS | 10.08 NS |
Prolamin | 30.71 | 32.75** | 30.84 NS | 31.03 NS | 28.21 NS |
Non prolamin | 131.7 | 121.8*** | 132.0 NS | 143.1* | 130.2 NS |
Protein/Starch | 0.43 | 0.39 NS | 0.47* | 0.52*** | 0.42 NS |
Monomeric/Aggregate | 1.97 | 1.89 NS | 2.17** | 1.96 NS | 1.84 NS |
Prolamin/Protein | 0.19 | 0.21*** | 0.19 NS | 0.18** | 0.18* |