Genetic Analysis of Reduced γ-Tocopherol Content in Ethiopian Mustard Seeds

Table 1

-Tocopherol, -tocopherol, and total tocopherol contents (mean ± variance, in mg kg⁻¹ air-dried seed) in the Ethiopian mustard lines C-101 and BCT-6 and the F₁, F₂, and BC generations derived from their cross.

Generation		-Tocopherol	-Tocopherol	Total tocopherol
		mg kg^−1
C-101	45	86.57 ± 140.84	75.52 ± 169.74	167.17 ± 505.26
BCT-6	38	70.04 ± 78.94	23.01 ± 24.81	94.49 ± 134.94
F1	43	74.39 ± 128.30	56.82 ± 129.86	134.58 ± 284.67
F2	199	76.37 ± 173.35	52.69 ± 291.11	132.25 ± 638.53
BC to C-101	59	86.87 ± 106.59	67.12 ± 251.86	158.06 ± 428.83
BC to BCT-6	74	78.03 ± 40.74	41.62 ± 67.34	122.07 ± 158.46