Research Article
Effect of NPK Fertilizer on Chemical Composition of Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo Linn.) Seeds
Table 6
Antioxidant activities and its components in Pumpkin seeds as affected by NPK fertilizer.
| NPK level (kg ha−1) | Antioxidant activities (%) | Phenol (mg/100 g) | Flavonoid (mg/100 g) | Anthocyanin (mg/100 g) | Proanthocyanidin (mg/100 g) |
| 0 | 90.4a | 47.45a | 10.95a | 0.095a | 0.013a | 50 | 89.9a | 47.12a | 10.63a | 0.097a | 0.013a | 100 | 89.9a | 46.38a | 10.460 | 0.098a | 0.013a | 150 | 77.0b | 33.36b | 4.5b | 0.062b | 0.006b | 200 | 61.3c | 10.02c | 2.47bc | 0.024c | 0.005c | 250 | 52.9d | 6.6c | 1.32c | 0.018c | 0.004d |
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Means with the same letter in each column are not significantly different at 5% level of probability using Duncan’s multiple range test.
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