Table 6 Carotenoid content (μg g−1 DW) in peel and juice sac of OCC and its donor plants
No. | Carotenoid content (μg g-1) | OP | OCP | CP | OJ | OCJ | CJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Violaxanthin | 941.53 ± 42.97a | 772.11 ± 54.36b | 911.83 ± 37.03a | 5.02 ± 1.21a | 5.20 ± 1.47a | 4.17 ± 0.98a |
2 | Luteoxanthin | 67.33 ± 8.93a | 33.24 ± 3.57b | 29.94 ± 5.62b | 18.04 ± 0.69b | 21.79 ± 0.76a | 0.58 ± 0.11c |
3 | Lutein | 110.04 ± 8.67a | 44.54 ± 5.56b | 24.98 ± 1.27c | 5.67 ± 0.69a | 4.97 ± 0.52a | 4.72 ± 0.67a |
4 | Zeaxanthin | 61.40 ± 5.73a | 3.36 ± 0.84b | 4.63 ± 1.21b | 34.39 ± 0.83a | 19.97 ± 2.32b | 6.62 ± 0.58c |
5 | β-cryptoxanthin | 356.81 ± 8.04a | 9.07 ± 1.66b | 14.65 ± 0.96b | 290.73 ± 2.83a | 132.74 ± 6.43b | 4.39 ± 0.60c |
6 | α-carotene | 12.13 ± 1.52a | nd | nd | 5.27 ± 0.07a | 1.46 ± 0.03b | nd |
7 | β-carotene | 15.37 ± 3.01a | 5.19 ± 1.23b | 1.26 ± 0.18c | 14.31 ± 1.28a | 4.25 ± 1.09b | 0.22 ± 0.11c |
8 | Phytoene | 383.58 ± 9.23a | 44.71 ± 3.41b | 71.34 ± 6.41b | 123.30 ± 4.26a | 42.01 ± 2.21b | nd |
9 | Phytofluene | 243.24 ± 13.28a | 26.80 ± 3.15c | 49.58 ± 3.76b | 106.59 ± 0.57a | 18.43 ± 2.78b | 2.50 ± 0.37c |
Total | 2191.43 ± 101.38a | 939.02 ± 73.78b | 1108.21 ± 56.44b | 603.32 ± 12.44a | 251.10 ± 17.61b | 23.21 ± 3.41c |