Table 1 Sugar, fat, and fiber content in leaves of Viola, Jaromir, and Pulitzer sugar beet cultivars in different months.

From: Sugar management and photosynthesis of sugar beet after infection by Cercospora beticola

 

Viola

Jaromir

Pulitzer

Month

IX

X

XI

IX

X

XI

IX

X

XI

Sucrose (cg g−1)

0.40 ± 0.01 g

1.07 ± 0.03 d

2.23 ± 0.02b

0.48 ± 0.02f.

0.18 ± 0.00 h

3.10 ± 0.01a

0.50 ± 0.02f.

0.58 ± 0.02e

1.65 ± 0.02c

Glucode (cg g−1)

1.31 ± 0.01 d

1.45 ± 0.02b

1.32 ± 0.02 cd

1.40 ± 0.02bc

0.76 ± 0.04f.

1.45 ± 0.00b

2.17 ± 0.02a

1.28 ± 0.03 d

1.06 ± 0.03e

Fructose (cg g−1)

0.49 ± 0.00f.

0.70 ± 0.00 d

0.60 ± 0.01e

0.67 ± 0.01 d

0.41 ± 0.01 g

1.07 ± 0.01e

0.62 ± 0.01e

0.75 ± 0.00c

1.15 ± 0.00a

Fat(cg g−1)

0.39 ± 0.01b

0.20 ± 0.00 cd

0.40 ± 0.01b

0.21 ± 0.01c

0.54 ± 0.01c

0.21 ± 0.01c

0.18 ± 0.00 d

0.40 ± 0.00b

4.42 ± 0.00b

Fiber (%)

43.6 ± 0.1 g

45.0 ± 0.1e

43.4 ± 0.0 h

45.5 ± 0.1 d

44.4 ± 0.1f.

40.7 ± 0.1i

47.0 ± 0.1a

46.1 ± 0.1c

46.3 ± 0.0b

  1. Presented values are means ± SE (n = 3). Lowercase letters describe statistical significance (ANOVA, LSD test). IX—September, X—October, and XI—November.
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