Comparative Study on Fatty Acids Composition of Lemna minor (Duckweed) Cultured in Indoor Plastic Tanks and Outdoor Earthen Ponds
Table 3
Paired t-test examining mean differences (95% confidence interval) in FAs compositions of L. minor cultured in indoor plastic tanks and outdoor earthen ponds.
Number
Fatty acids
Paired differences
t
df
p-Value
(%) Meana
Lower
Upper
Pair 1
Myristic
1.81 ± 0.23
1.23
2.38
13.560
2
0.005
Pair 2
Pentadecanoic
0.72 ± 0.09
0.49
0.95
13.311
2
0.006
Pair 3
Palmitic
−8.32 ± 0.37
−9.22
−7.41
−39.444
2
0.001
Pair 4
Palmitoleic
0.90 + 0.13
0.57
1.22
11.795
2
0.007
Pair 5
Stearic
−5.03 ± 0.15
−5.39
−4.66
−59.501
2
0.000
Pair 6
Oleic
−7.77 ± 0.28
−8.47
−7.08
−47.914
2
0.000
Pair 7
Elaidic
−3.74 ± 0.05
−3.87
−3.61
−123.594
2
0.000
Pair 8
Linoleic
−5.12 ± 0.70
−6.85
−3.39
−12.749
2
0.006
Pair 9
Linoelaidic
3.58 ± 0.08
3.38
3.78
76.583
2
0.000
Pair 10
Linolenic
3.55 ± 0.28
2.86
4.24
22.227
2
0.002
Pair 11
Arachidic
2.01 ± 0.21
1.50
2.52
16.940
2
0.003
Pair 12
Eicosanoic
1.66 ± 0.13
1.33
1.98
21.990
2
0.002
Pair 13
EPA
2.71 ± 0.21
2.17
3.24
21.812
2
0.002
Pair 14
DHA
10.47 ± 1.25
7.36
13.58
14.488
2
0.005
Pair 15
Nervonic
2.69 ± 0.17
2.27
3.11
27.456
2
0.001
(%) Meana = mean ± std. dev. and are significantly different at the level of .
