Table 1 Average values (± standard error (S.E.)) for nutritional quality parameters in white and brown tef genotypes grown in the field and pot.

From: Nitrogen availability and genotype affect major nutritional quality parameters of tef grain grown under irrigation

 

Field

Pot

White variety (406W)

Brown variety (405B)

P value

White variety (406W)

Brown variety (405B)

P value

Ca (mg/100 gr DW)

226.1 ± 4.8

232.7 ± 4.7

 

169.2 ± 8.2

173.3 ± 8.6

 

Mg (mg/100 gr DW)

195.5 ± 1.8

188.2 ± 1.8

*

188.2 ± 8.5

209.4 ± 9.0

 

Fe (mg/100 gr DW)

8.5 ± 0.5

9.4 ± 0.5

 

8.9 ± 3.03

10.6 ± 3.2

 

Zn (mg/100 gr DW)

4.43 ± 0.04

4.03 ± 0.04

*

7.42 ± 0.44

8.07 ± 0.46

 

Mn (mg/100 gr DW)

5.49 ± 0.09

5.67 ± 0.1

 

9.32 ± 0.46

15.3 ± 0.5

*

Cu (mg/100 gr DW)

0.94 ± 0.01

0.84 ± 0.01

*

0.21 ± 0.03

0.22 ± 0.04

 

C14:0 (%)

0.03 ± 0

0.03 ± 0

 

0.03 ± 0

0.03 ± 0

 

C15:0 (%)

0.02 ± 0

0.02 ± 0

 

0.02 ± 0

0.02 ± 0

 

16:0 (%)

17.0 ± 0.14

17.3 ± 0.14

 

15.7 ± 0.14

15.3 ± 0.14

*

C16:1 (Z7) (%)

0.04 ± 0

0.04 ± 0

 

0.03 ± 0

0.03 ± 0

 

C16:1 (Z9) (%)

0.19 ± 0.01

0.19 ± 0.01

 

0.13 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01

*

C17:0 (%)

0.1 ± 0

0.09 ± 0

 

0.19 ± 0.03

0.18 ± 0.03

 

C18:0 (%)

5.5 ± 0.05

5.2 ± 0.05

*

4.0 ± 0.06

3.6 ± 0.06

*

18:11 (Z9) (%)

27.5 ± 0.1

26.6 ± 0.1

*

26.2 ± 0.2

26.8 ± 0.2

*

C18:1 (Z11) (%)

0.70 ± 0.01

0.72 ± 0.01

*

0.62 ± 0.01

0.60 ± 0.01

 

C18:2 (%)

41.7 ± 0.1

42.4 ± 0.11

*

46.6 ± 0.2

46.3 ± 0.2

 

C18:3 (%)

5.2 ± 0.03

5.6 ± 0.03

*

5.3 ± 0.05

6.0.0 ± 0.05

*

C20:0 (%)

1.13 ± 0.03

0.94 ± 0.03

*

0.68 ± 0.01

0.6 ± 0.01

*

C20:1 (Z11) (%)

0.2 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.01

 

0.21 ± 0.01

0.23 ± 0.01

*

C20:1 (Z13) (%)

0.36 ± 0.01

0.33 ± 0.01

*

0.14 ± 0.01

0.18 ± 0.01

 

C21:0 (%)

0.05 ± 0

0.05 ± 0

 

0.04 ± 0

0.05 ± 0

 

C22:0 (%)

0.29 ± 0.01

0.22 ± 0.01

*

0.30 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.01

 

SFA (%)

24.1 ± 0.1

23.9 ± 0.1

 

20.7 ± 0.1

19.7 ± 0.1

*

MUFA (%)

28.9 ± 0.1

28.2 ± 0.1

*

27.2 ± 0.2

28.0 ± 0.2

*

PUFA (%)

47.0 ± 0.1

48.0 ± 0.1

*

51.8 ± 0.2

52.3 ± 0.2

*

HAC (µmoleTE/mg DW)

3.26 ± 0.12

3.22 ± 0.12

 

1.28 ± 0.07

1.17 ± 0.07

 

LAC (µmoleTE/mg DW)

1.73 ± 0.08

1.52 ± 0.08

 

2.0 ± 0.11

2.66 ± 0.11

*

Phenolics -free (mg RE/g DW)

2.24 ± 0.04

2.14 ± 0.04

 

2.02 ± 0.08

2.02 ± 0.08

 

Phenolics-bound (mg RE/g DW)

0.73 ± 0.07

0.93 ± 0.07

 

0.25 ± 0.05

0.37 ± 0.04

 

TPC (mg GAE/gr DW)

1.2 ± 0.02

1.27 ± 0.02

*

0.89 ± 0.05

1.04 ± 0.05

*

Genistic acid (µg/g DW)

88.6 ± 18.8

126.1 ± 19.1

 

19.5 ± 2.4

19.7 ± 2.6

 

Vanillin (µg/g DW)

37.9 ± 9.8

174.7 ± 9.9

*

16.5 ± 10.1

157.6 ± 10.4

*

p-coumaric acid (µg/g DW)

46.0 ± 5.2

19.5 ± 5.2

*

165.4 ± 24.0

3.92 ± 25.26

*

Ferulic acid (µg/g DW)

79.6 ± 6.9

126.1 ± 7.04

*

19.3 ± 3.3

75.9 ± 3.2

*

Rutin (µg/g DW)

146.3 ± 14.1

125.6 ± 14.2

 

262.9 ± 13.6

189.1 ± 14.3

*

Quercetin (µg/g DW)

1,403.7 ± 131.9

1,429.5 ± 134.1

 

1,607.8 ± 109.8

1,486.2 ± 115.4

 
  1. Asterisk (*) stands for p < 0.05, for the specific p values please see Table 2 (for field results) or Table 3 (for pot results).