Table 3 Quantification of physicochemical parameters of the wheat cultivars.

From: Physicochemical grain properties of wheat cultivars and insect biology drive resistance to Sitophilus oryzae L.

Treatment

Seed hardness (Newton)

Seed index (g)

Protein (mg/g)

TSS (mg/g)

Starch (%)

Amylolytic activity (U/mg)

Phenol (mg/g)

HI 1544

136.2 ± 6.9d

4.10 ± 0.02cd

14.77 ± 0.11e

71.08 ± 0.31b

41.81 ± 0.86a

7.69 ± 0.04e

2.01 ± 0.03g

GW 322

136.1 ± 2.3d

4.21 ± 0.03cdef

14.48 ± 0.15e

64.16 ± 0.7a

42.41 ± 0.19ab

7.66 ± 0.08e

1.92 ± 0.01f

HD 3117

127.9 ± 4.8cd

4.18 ± 0.07cde

11.74 ± 0.12c

78.92 ± 0.2c

55.70 ± 0.48de

6.59 ± 0.05cd

1.71 ± 0.01e

HD 3184

123.7 ± 10.1bcd

4.26 ± 0.06cdef

13.19 ± 0.12d

81.96 ± 0.57d

65.71 ± 0.18f

6.02 ± 0.06a

1.50 ± 0.01cd

HD 3118

109.9 ± 4.5abcd

4.02 ± 0.06bc

13.63 ± 0.14d

77.83 ± 0.32c

56.80 ± 0.66e

6.39 ± 0.06bc

1.85 ± 0.02f

HD 2932

123.5 ± 11.8bcd

4.39 ± 0.04def

11.37 ± 0.11abc

89.48 ± 0.45f

64.88 ± 0.48f

6.11 ± 0.04ab

1.68 ± 0.01e

HD 3086

121.7 ± 2.2bcd

4.42 ± 0.08def

11.48 ± 0.09bc

97.06 ± 0.48g

66.95 ± 0.40fg

6.34 ± 0.05abc

1.52 ± 0.01d

HD 3165

115.4 ± 4.1abcd

4.01 ± 0.04bc

10.87 ± 0.07ab

85.56 ± 0.21e

69.75 ± 0.58gh

6.59 ± 0.09cd

1.63 ± 0.02e

HI 1500

93.9 ± 5.3abc

3.58 ± 0.08a

11.78 ± 0.33c

95.74 ± 0.97g

53.15 ± 0.11d

6.46 ± 0.1cd

1.48 ± 0.01abcd

HD 2967

122.8 ± 2.2bcd

4.53 ± 0.05fg

13.39 ± 0.17d

102.28 ± 0.44h

45.00 ± 0.75bc

6.30 ± 0.04abc

1.47 ± 0.01abcd

HD 3059

90.9 ± 4.0ab

4.45 ± 0.03ef

13.28 ± 0.08d

91.59 ± 0.32f

71.65 ± 0.46h

6.31 ± 0.04abc

1.83 ± 0.02f

HD 3090

92.4 ± 9.1abc

4.11 ± 0.06cd

11.51 ± 0.14bc

105.52 ± 0.88ij

46.31 ± 0.33c

6.29 ± 0.06abc

1.51 ± 0.01cd

HD 4728

102.7 ± 8.9abcd

4.80 ± 0.08g

13.52 ± 0.12d

80.33 ± 0.18cd

44.31 ± 0.5abc

6.77 ± 0.06d

1.49 ± 0.01bcd

HI 8381

98.3 ± 6.0abc

4.19 ± 0.09cde

10.64 ± 0.16a

103.59 ± 0.66hi

67.66 ± 0.47fg

6.02 ± 0.04a

1.41 ± 0.01ab

HD 1563

96.3 ± 2.2abc

4.14 ± 0.04cde

11.49 ± 0.11bc

106.95 ± 0.42j

66.98 ± 0.48fg

6.03 ± 0.05a

1.43 ± 0.01abc

PBW343

83.5 ± 5.9a

3.72 ± 0.06ab

11.32 ± 0.12abc

104.54 ± 0.6hij

71.65 ± 0.44h

6.02 ± 0.06a

1.41 ± 0.01a

Mean

110.9

4.19

12.4

89.79

58.17

6.47

1.61

SD

21.96

0.32

1.32

12.96

11.02

0.53

0.19

SE

2.45

0.04

0.15

1.45

1.23

0.06

0.02

  1. Each value is the average (± SE) of five replications of each wheat cultivar analyzed. The different letters (a, b,c…) following the same column’s means indicate they are significantly different (Tukey’s test, P < 0.05).