Characters

Varieties

LSD0.05

Opal

Giza-8

Mayic

Shoot fresh weight (g)

4.27

11.17

14.24

2.46

Shoot dry weight (g)

1.02

2.93

3.78

1.07

Chlorophyll a

12.27

12.65

10.52

0.81

Chlorophyll b

5.5

5.13

3.62

0.88

Carotenoids

5.24

4.63

4.39

0.23

Total pigment

23.01

22.4

18.53

0.79

TSC (mg/100g dry wt.)

2401

1903

1581

86.15

Free amino acids (mg/100g dry wt.)

303.05

205.20

165.72

13.06

Proline (µg/100g dry wt.)

55.93

43.83

39.50

2.13

Plant height (cm)

50.38

51.76

48.86

1.43

Fruiting zone length (cm)

11.61

15.06

9.56

2.83

Technical length (cm)

38.77

36.71

39.31

1.11

No. of branches/plant

4.78

7.89

5.24

0.63

No. of capsules/plant

8.44

14.39

6.11

2.15

Seed yield/plant (g)

0.63

1.03

0.47

0.12

Straw yield (ton/ha)

2.666

2.856

2.737

0.101

Seed yield (ton/ha)

0.915

1.119

1.101

0.017

Oil (%)

30.39

33.00

33.06

2.25

Oil yield (ton/ha)

0.278

0.369

0.364

0.005