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Table 2 Phorbol ester content of dehulled kernel and structural parts of nine provenances of J. curcas L.

From: Phorbol esters seed content and distribution in Latin American provenances of Jatropha curcas L.: potential for biopesticide, food and feed

Country

Provenance

Dehulled Kernel

Cotyledons

Tegmen

Embryo

(mg/g kernel)

(mg/g kernel part)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mexico

Mexicana

7.56a ± 0.4

7.71ª ± 0.4

2.76b ± 0.2

4.84a ± 0.2

Puebla

3.15d ± 0.1

3.09c ± 0.1

4.97a ± 0.4

5.33a ± 0.1

El Salvador

Criolla Salvadoreña

3.78cd ± 0.4

3.79c ± 0.4

3.07b ± 0.4

4.10b ± 0.1

India Salvadoreña

7.36a ± 0.2

7.48ª ± 0.2

2.40b ± 0.1

3.69b ± 0.1

Brazil

Embrapa

4.68c ± 0.6

4.75bc ± 0.6

1.97b ± 0.2

2.69c ± 0.1

Bravo × Mali

5.72b ± 0.7

5.84b ± 0.7

1.63c ± 0.1

4.05b ± 0.4

Honduras

111

4.18cd ± 0.4

4.22bc ± 0.1

2.11b ± 0.2

4.34b ± 0.1

Arturo Araujo

3.65d ± 0.2

3.65c ± 0.2

3.10b ± 0.2

4.28b ± 0.3

Nicaragua

Cabo Verde

2.57e ± 0.2

2.64d ± 0.2

2.35b ± 0.3

1.67d ± 0.2

%CV

 

6.8

7.7

9.2

5.1

  1. PE content is from nine provenances from five Latin American countries and three seed structural parts. Means with different superscript letters on the same column are significantly different (LSD test, P < 0.05)
  2. SD standard deviation, %CV percent coefficient variation