Light-Emitting Diode Light Quality Influences Germination and Sprout Characteristics of Motherwort

Table 3

Effect of LED quality on functionality of motherwort.

Treatment	Total phenol content (mg·GAE/g)^z	Total flavonoid content (mg·QE/g)	DPPH radical scavenging activity (%)
R100	2.90 ± 0.06^a	4.68 ± 0.71^c	34.04 ± 0.64^c
R70 : B30	2.64 ± 0.30^a	6.03 ± 0.49^c	50.98 ± 1.54^ab
R50 : B50	2.50 ± 0.30^a	5.05 ± 0.26^c	47.33 ± 2.59^b
R30 : B70	2.73 ± 0.21^a	11.62 ± 0.79^a	57.64 ± 2.95^a
B100	2.67 ± 0.06^a	5.68 ± 0.46^c	49.28 ± 2.20^b
White	3.01 ± 0.09^a	9.16 ± 0.52^b	51.69 ± 2.91^ab

^zWithin each column, means followed by different letters are significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test ( ≤ 0.05). ±indicates standard error.