Fig. 2

Phenolics and anthocyanins quantification in seeds. a Free phenolics, (b) total phenolics, and (c) anthocyanin quantification in yellow (Ye)-, medium purple (MP)- and deep purple (DP)- seed groups. Data are means ± SEM of three replicates. Significant differences, evaluated by t-test, are marked by asterisks: *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001 when compared to Ye-seed