Pigment | Control | Water stress | ||||||
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 | WT | M | M vs WT (%) | P-value | WT | M | M vs WT (%) | P-value |
Chlorophyll a | 16308 | 9704 | -40 | 0.0315 | 7607 | 6804 | -11 | n.s. |
Chlorophyll b | 4700 | 2374 | -49 | 0.0106 | 1901 | 1609 | -15 | n.s. |
Total chlorophylls | 21007 | 12078 | -43 | 0.0247 | 9508 | 8413 | -12 | n.s. |
Ratio a/b | 3.46 | 4.08 | 18 | 0.0001 | 4.03 | 4.24 | 5 | n.s. |
Violaxanthin (V) | 968 | 614 | -37 | 0.0293 | 535 | 453 | -15 | n.s. |
Neoxanthin | 296 | 171 | -42 | 0.0095 | 136 | 97 | -28 | n.s. |
Antheraxanthin (A) | 147 | 90 | -38 | n.s. | 86 | 39 | -54 | 0.0152 |
Lutein | 1745 | 856 | -51 | 0.0071 | 834 | 649 | -22 | n.s. |
Zeaxanthin (Z) | 253 | 258 | 2 | n.s. | 224 | 214 | -5 | n.s. |
β-Carotene | 1205 | 734 | -39 | 0.0464 | 598 | 566 | -5 | n.s. |
Total carotenoids | 4614 | 2723 | -41 | 0.0162 | 2357 | 2019 | -14 | n.s. |
(0.5A + Z)/(VAZ) | 0.24 | 0.32 | 33 | 0.0096 | 0.34 | 0.33 | -3 | n.s. |