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Table 3 Significance of harvesting age on the mean of each observed parameter

From: The effects of soil temperature from soil mulching and harvest age on phenol, flavonoid and antioxidant contents of Java tea (Orthosiphon aristatus B.)

Parameter

Unit

Harvesting age

80 days

100 days

Minimum soil temperature

℃

21.29 ± 0.63 a

20.63 ± 1.24 b

Mean soil temperature

℃

26.65 ± 0.69

26.50 ± 0.75

Maximum soil temperature

℃

35.38 ± 2.92 a

34.12 ± 1.61 b

Plant height

cm

79.71 ± 10.78

80.40 ± 5.73

Number of leaves

 

487.82 ± 141.83 a

425.45 ± 153.56 b

Fresh weight

Gram

142.88 ± 41.94 a

273.32 ± 79.54 b

Dry weight

Gram

25.91 ± 7.12 a

52.84 ± 21.65 b

Phenol

mg GAE/100 g DW

244.57 ± 42.49 a

368.86 ± 61.53 b

Flavonoids

mg QE/100 g DW

110.13 ± 31.70 a

82.52 ± 19.21 b

Antioxidant

µmol TE/g DW

1940.5 ± 155.79 a

2080.3 ± 107.02 b

GDD

℃

1321.2 ± 56.91 a

1.584 ± 72.13 b

  1. Means followed by the same letter in the same row are not significantly different at α = 0.05