| Varieties | Total carotenoid content (mg∙g−1) in different rice cultivars | ||
| 20 DAS | 24 DAS | 28 DAS | |
| V1 (BR-2) | 0.528 b ± 0.12 | 0.716 a ± 0.09 | 0.811 bc ± 0.07 |
| V2 (BR-16) | 1.0077 a ± 0.07 | 0.855 a ± 0.45 | 1.213 a ± 0.14 |
| V3 (Pariza) | 1.010 a ± 0.05 | 0.702 a ± 0.16 | 0.805 bc ± 0.13 |
| V4 (Minicate) | 0.6661 b ± 0.15 | 0.811 a ± 0.08 | 0.716c ± 0.09 |
| V5 (BRRI dhan50) | 0.548 b ± 0.08 | 0.714 a ± 0.08 | 0.830 b ± 0.12 |
| LSD (5%) | 0.1822 | 0.4245 | 0.1921 |