Identification of discrepancies in grain quality and grain protein composition through avenin proteins of oat after an effort to increase protein content

Table 2 Total protein percentage of all Belinda oat lines (BOLs) analyzed using particle elemental analyzer

Groups	From field	From green house	From China	From mutated oat lines	From nitrogen-treated oat lines
Total protein percentage of Belinda oat cultivars obtained
Belinda (control)	11.7 ± 0.05	11.7 ± 0.05	11.7 ± 0.05	11.7 ± 0.05	11.7 ± 0.05
I	12.9 ± 0.07^b	12 ± 0.03	12.19 ± 0.2^c	20.2 ± 0.7^a	17.8 ± 0.8^a
II	13.4 ± 0.3^c	12.7 ± 0.01^c	13.7 ± 0.3^b	17.4 ± 1.8^a	24 ± 0.01^a
III	11.6 ± 0.01	12 ± 0.02	14.1 ± 0.1^b	18.1 ± 0.4^a	17.7 ± 0.07^a
IV	12.1 ± 0.11^c	12.2 ± 0.07^c	14.1 ± 0.05^b	17.3 ± 0.03^a	12.8 ± 0.03^b
V	11.9 ± 0.03	11.9 ± 0.07	12.01 ± 0.1	19.7 ± 0.03^a	15.1 ± 0.03^a

Results expressed as mean value ± standard deviation. Mean values followed by different letters on the same line are significantly different. c = p < 0.05, b = p < 0.005, a = p < 0.0001

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