Genetic Variability in Glucosinolates in Seed of Brassica juncea: Interest in Mustard Condiment
Table 2
Mean, standard deviation, and minimal and maximal values of seed glucosinolates compositions as well as agronomical traits measured on a collection of 190 genotypes. Genotypic effect for each trait is also displayed.
Trait
Mean
Standard deviation
Minimum
Maximum
Genotype effect
Flowering duration (FD, days)
25.0
2.2
21.0
33.0
Seed filling duration (SFD, days)
46.7
5.0
35.0
63.0
Plant height (cm)
176.5
26.0
105.0
230.0
Number of seeds/pod
14.4
2.7
3.1
20.4
Thousand seeds’ weight (TSW, g)
3.2
0.9
1.6
7.3
Seed yield/plant (SY/P, g)
10.5
2.6
3.1
17.8
Seed total glucosinolates content (GLS, μmol·g−1)
103.3
14.2
68.0
153.0
Seed sinigrin content (SIN, μmol·g−1)
73.0
35.4
0.0
134.2
Seed gluconapin content (GNA, μmol·g−1)
27.0
37.4
0.0
106.3
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Oil content (% DM)
41.3
3.4
31.0
47.4
and : significance at 0.01 and 0.001 probability level, respectively.
