Effect of NPK Fertilizer on Chemical Composition of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo Linn.) Seeds
Table 4
Combined analysis of variance showing means squares for antioxidant activities and its components in Pumpkin seed as influenced by season and NPK fertilizer.
Source
DF
Antioxidant activities (%)
Phenol (mg/100 g)
Flavonoid (mg/100 g)
Anthocyanin (mg/100 g)
Proanthocyanidin (mg/100 g)
Season
1
2227.23*
567473200*
21327079
8618.46*
254.80**
Rep within season
2
24.46
47581426
8545837
522.83
0.205
Fertilizer
5
1071.78**
1439581031**
81034624**
5491.33**
81.54**
Season × Fertilizer
5
117.85**
78169287**
600093
295.96
16.16**
Pooled error
10
18.73
14234829
1634308
296.16
0.35
CV (%)
5.6
11.9
19.2
26.3
6.5
*: significant at 0.05 level of probability.
**: significant at 0.01 level of probability.
