Genome-wide association study reveals that different pathways contribute to grain quality variation in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

Table 1 Summary statistics of tannins, starch and 17 amino acid contents measured in the association panel

Trait	Units	Absolute value (pmol ul^− 1 mg^− 1)				Relative value (% of total)
Trait	Units	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum	Relative value (% of total)
Ala	nmol mg⁻¹	14.38	2.56	7.60	21.07	11.45
Arg	nmol mg⁻¹	2.84	0.69	1.09	4.96	2.26
Asp	nmol mg⁻¹	7.95	1.54	3.36	11.69	6.33
Cys	nmol mg⁻¹	14.83	13.56	0.05	70.56	11.82
Glu	nmol mg⁻¹	20.27	3.95	9.44	32.92	16.15
Gly	nmol mg⁻¹	6.49	1.44	0.05	11.49	5.17
His	nmol mg⁻¹	1.45	0.93	0.60	6.32	1.15
Ile	nmol mg⁻¹	4.48	1.02	2.40	7.42	3.57
Leu	nmol mg⁻¹	14.41	2.79	7.02	21.79	11.48
Lys	nmol mg⁻¹	2.09	0.59	1.16	4.60	1.67
Met	nmol mg⁻¹	1.45	0.48	0.05	3.03	1.15
Phe	nmol mg⁻¹	4.56	1.33	1.69	8.75	3.63
Pro	nmol mg⁻¹	11.06	3.97	0.05	20.60	8.81
Ser	nmol mg⁻¹	5.56	0.98	2.65	7.79	4.43
Thr	nmol mg⁻¹	4.49	1.30	0.05	9.23	3.57
Tyr	nmol mg⁻¹	2.81	0.72	0.42	5.08	2.24
Val	nmol mg⁻¹	5.72	1.28	1.87	9.16	4.56
Starch	% dry grain weight	59.28	6.02	38.65	75.80	–
Tannin	% dry grain weight	1.48	0.24	1.16	2.24	–

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