Table 1 The amount of GA3, ABA, GA3/ABA, and γ-tocopherol in control and plasma treated brown and grey radish sprout seeds harvested in 2017 and 2018.

From: Impact of seed color and storage time on the radish seed germination and sprout growth in plasma agriculture

 

GA3, ng/g

ABA, ng/g

GA3/ABA

Tocopherol, μg/g

Control 2017 harvest seeds

Brown

1.23 ± 0.03(0.08)

2.19 ± 0.14(0.35)

0.57 ± 0.04(0.09)$$

1.71 ± 0.06(0.15)$$

Grey

0.44 ± 0.02(0.05)#

7.65 ± 0.11(0.23)##

0.06 ± 0.003(0.007)##

2.25 ± 0.04(0.11)

Plasma treated seeds 2017 harvest

Brown

1.3 ± 0.07(0.18)

1.79 ± 0.02(0.05)*

0.73 ± 0.05(0.11)*

1.67 ± 0.04(0.09)

Grey

1.25 ± 0.04(0.10)**

4.07 ± 0.10(0.24)**

0.31 ± 0.01(0.02)**

2.04 ± 0.04(0.10)*

Control 2018 harvest

Brown

1.22 ± 0.06(0.15)

4.06 ± 0.24(0.59)

0.31 ± 0.02(0.04)

2.58 ± 0.05(0.12)

Grey

0.60 ± 0.03(0.80)#

5.55 ± 0.16(0.41)##

0.12 ± 0.01(0.02)##

2.39 ± 0.03(0.07)#

Plasma treated seeds 2018 harvest

Brown

1.88 ± 0.19(0.47)

1.84 ± 0.04(0.09)**

1.03 ± 0.12(0.30)**

2.47 ± 0.03(0.08)

Grey

0.71 ± 0.04(0.11)

5.94 ± 0.17(0.43)

0.11 ± 0.01(0.02)

2.38 ± 0.02(0.05)

  1. Results are presented as means ± SEM(SD), n = 6.
  2. *Statistically significant effect of CP (p < 0.05).
  3. **Statistically significant effect of plasma (p < 0.001).
  4. $Statistically significant effect of harvest year for the same color (p < 0.05).
  5. $$Statistically significant effect of harvest year for the same color (p < 0.001).
  6. #Statistically significant effect of color for the same harvest year(p < 0.05).
  7. ##Statistically significant effect of color for the same harvest year (p < 0.001).