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Table 2 Calibrachoa cultivars leaves methanolic extracts DPPH and β-carotene-linoleic acid assay results as well as total phenolics, major flavonols and tannins contents following SWE Foliar (Fol) and Drench (Dre) treatments with 5 or 7 mL/plant. Values are expressed as mean of triplicate determinations ± sd

From: Enhancement of Calibrachoa growth, secondary metabolites and bioactivity using seaweed extracts

 

DPPH free radical scavenging activity (IC50, ug/ml)

β-Carotenelinoleic acid assay (IC50, ug/ml)

Total phenolic content (mg GAE g-1 ext.)

Flavonols (mg g-1)

Tannins

 

quercetin-3-O-(caffeoyl diglucoside)

quercetin-3-O-(2-Ocaffeoyl6-Omalonyl diglucoside)

kaempferol 3-O-(feruloyl diglucoside)

(mg/ g-1 ext.)

CHSD

CONTROL

33 ± 0.5ca

31.1 ± 0.5c

4.6 ± 0.2 c

0.04 ± 0.01 c

NDb

0.30 ± 0.03 c

0.21 ± 0.004 c

(5 ml) Fol

30.3 ± 0.7b

29.7 ± 0.3c

4.8 ± 0.2 c

0.09 ± 0.01 b

0.13 ± 0.01 b

0.42 ± 0.01 b

0.23 ± 0.001 c

(7 ml)Fol

29.5 ± 0.6b

28.9 ± 0.5bc

4.9 ± 0.1 b

0.10 ± 0.01 b

0.12 ± 0.02 b

0.43 ± 0.03 b

0.25 ± 0.005 b

(5 ml)Dre

28.5 ± 0.9ab

27.3 ± 0.5b

5 ± 0.3 b

0.14 ± 0.01 a

0.21 ± 0.02 a

0.52 ± 0.03 a

0.27 ± 0.01 ab

(7 ml)Dre

27.3 ± 0.3a

25.5 ± 0.3a

5.2 ± 0.1 a

0.15 ± 0.02 a

0.22 ± 0.03 a

0.53 ± 0.01 a

0.29 ± 0.01 a

CHSF

CONTROL

37.9 ± 0.3c

34.3 ± 0.3c

4.4 ± 0.1 c

0.07 ± 0.01 d

0.11 ± 0.01 e

0.24 ± 0.01 d

0.10 ± 0.001 c

(5 ml) Fol

34.9 ± 0.3bc

31 ± 0.1b

4.6 ± 0.08 bc

0.12 ± 0.02 c

0.14 ± 0.02 d

0.27 ± 0.01 c

0.12 ± 0.001 bc

(7 ml)Fol

33.6 ± 0.5bc

30.5 ± 0.3b

4.8 ± 0.1 b

0.15 ± 0.01 b

0.16 ± 0.01 c

0.32 ± 0.02 b

0.14 ± 0.01 b

(5 ml)Dre

32.2 ± 0.5b

28.9 ± 0.7ab

5 ± 0.1 a

0.22 ± 0.02 a

0.19 ± 0.01 b

0.34 ± 0.01 ab

0.16 ± 0.01 ab

(7 ml)Dre

29.4 ± 0.1a

27.1 ± .5a

5 ± 0.2 a

0.23 ± 0.01 a

0.22 ± 0.01 a

0.35 ± 0.02 a

0.18 ± 0.01 a

BHT

19.2 ± 0.1

17.3 ± 0.2

     
  1. Notes: CHSD C. h. ʻ Superbells® Dreamsicleʼ, CHSF C. h. ʻSuperbells® Frost Fireʼ, Dre Drench treatment, Fol Foliar treatment. Flavonols were expressed as mg/ g-1 ext
  2. aMeans followed by different letters within a column indicate significant differences between treatments based on LSD test (P ≤ 0.05)
  3. bND: not detected