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Table 3 Variations in growth parameters and chemical content between three flax cultivars grown under sandy soil conditions

From: Influence of biofertilizers on growth and some biochemical aspects of flax cultivars grown under sandy soil conditions

Characters

Cultivars

L.S.D. 0.05

Line-3

Linola

Sakha-1

Shoot height (cm)

66.60

62.80

78.97

2.17

Root length (cm)

11.33

12.17

14.63

1.03

Number of basal branch

4.13

3.47

2.43

0.33

Shoot fresh wt. (g)

28.19

10.77

20.14

3.14

Root fresh wt. (g)

3.52

1.58

2.63

1.05

Shoot dry wt. (g)

7.28

3.19

5.70

1.12

Root dry wt. (g)

0.97

0.37

0.77

0.27

Chlorophyll a (mg/100 g fresh leaf)

1.60

1.32

1.57

0.18

Chlorophyll b (mg/100 g fresh leaf)

0.52

0.45

0.52

0.06

Carotenoids (mg/100 g fresh leaf)

0.43

0.45

0.38

0.01

Total pigments (mg/100 g fresh leaf)

2.55

2.22

2.47

0.11

Total carbohydrate content (%)

19.07

20.79

20.67

0.46

Total soluble carbohydrate (%)

1.77

2.45

1.54

0.17

Polysaccharides (%)

17.31

18.34

19.14

0.43

Indole acetic acid (μg/g fresh leaf)

29.48

46.16

34.66

2.53

Total phenolic content (mg/100 g fresh leaf)

54.34

56.72

45.24

1.33