Table 2 Proanthocyanidin (PA) concentration and the structural traits of the PA containing species evaluated in the trial.
Species | Cultivar | Harvest | PA | mDP | PD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sulla | Grimaldi | 1 | 22 ± 4.9ADE | 17.2 ± 0.9ADE | 93.6 ± 0.5AD |
Sulla | Sudda | 1 | 25.2 ± 2.8A | 19.3 ± 1.3A | 91.4 ± 0.9A |
Birdsfoot trefoil | Bull | 1 | 2.3 ± 1.1B | 9.7 ± 1B | 33.3 ± 7.9B |
Birdsfoot trefoil | Lotar | 1 | 2.1 ± 0.5BC | 10.6 ± 1.3BC | 39 ± 4.1B |
Birdsfoot trefoil | Rocco | 1 | 2.1 ± 0.8CD | 13.5 ± 0.8CD | 52.3 ± 3.3C |
Big trefoil | Lot 29 | 1 | 19.9 ± 2.4AE | 16.7 ± 0.2AE | 90.8 ± 1.7AD |
Big trefoil | Wild type | 1 | 15.1 ± 4.1ADE | 15.8 ± 0.2ADE | 90.5 ± 0.8AD |
Sainfoin | CPI 63750 | 1 | 17 ± 1.2DEb | 14.3 ± 0.7DEb | 82.9 ± 4D |
Sainfoin | Esky | 1 | 15 ± 2DE | 15 ± 0.8DE | 81 ± 4.7D |
Sainfoin | Visnovsky | 1 | 15.4 ± 2.8DE | 15.3 ± 0.5DE | 82 ± 2.3Db |
Sulla | Grimaldi | 2 | 24.5 ± 4ADE | 17.2 ± 2.3ADE | 93.7 ± 0.4ADE |
Sulla | Sudda | 2 | 27.7 ± 5.5A | 18.2 ± 2.3A | 92.3 ± 1A |
Birdsfoot trefoil | Bull | 2 | 1.7 ± 0.7B | 9 ± 0.9B | 30.3 ± 1.9B |
Birdsfoot trefoil | Lotar | 2 | 1.8 ± 0.3B | 9.7 ± 0.2B | 33.8 ± 1.9B |
Birdsfoot trefoil | Rocco | 2 | 1.4 ± 0.7CD | 12.8 ± 1.3CD | 48.7 ± 4.3C |
Big trefoil | Lot 29 | 2 | 11.8 ± 5.7Aa | 18 ± 0.5Aa | 89.1 ± 0.9A |
Big trefoil | Wild type | 2 | 11.6 ± 4.4AE | 16.4 ± 1.2AE | 88.3 ± 1.6AD |
Sainfoin | CPI 63750 | 2 | 9.4 ± 3.2BCa | 11.5 ± 1.1BCa | 81.9 ± 4.9CE |
Sainfoin | Esky | 2 | 9.5 ± 2.6BCD | 12.3 ± 2.4BCD | 81.1 ± 2.2CDE |
Sainfoin | Visnovsky | 2 | 10.6 ± 2.2CDE | 13.9 ± 0.5 CDE | 71.7 ± 3.8Ea |