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 |