Plant species

Metabolites concentration (mg/g FW)

Protein

Proline

Amino acids

Free Sugars

A. indica

0.37 ± 0.10^d

1.19 ± 0.04^a

0.065 ± 0.021^b

0.045 ± 0.003^c

S. sulfurea

0.64 ± 0.02^cd

1.04 ± 0.17^a

0.056 ± 0.012^b

0.082 ± 0.003^ab

Z. spina-christi

5.15 ± 0.17^a

0.48 ± 0.01^bc

0.080 ± 0.008^b

0.058 ± 0.004^bc

C. sebestena

0.24 ± 0.03^d

0.18 ± 0.07^c

0.085 ± 0.018^b

0.084 ± 0.020^ab

T. stans

1.44 ± 0.05^bc

0.26 ± 0.10^bc

0.102 ± 0.003^b

0.077 ± 0.017^abc

B. spectabilis

1.14 ± 0.13^bcd

0.20 ± 0.03^c

0.087 ± 0.006^b

0.077 ± 0.014^abc

C. lancifolius

2.14 ± 0.70^b

0.48 ± 0.03^bc

0.085 ± 0.013^b

0.082 ± 0.009^ab

I. coccinea

5.42 ± 0.73^a

0.54 ± 0.23^b

0.745 ± 0.035^a

0.105 ± 0.006^a

Statistics

F value

95.7**

34.6**

559.2**

7.2**

LSD at 5%

1.041

0.316

0.049

0.033

LSD at 1%

1.293

0.392

0.061

0.041