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Table 5 Effects of CO2 concentrations on soluble sugars and starch concentrations of soybean

From: Elevated CO2 concentration induces photosynthetic down-regulation with changes in leaf structure, non-structural carbohydrates and nitrogen content of soybean

Non-structural carbohydrate (mg · g−1)

CO2 concentrations (ppm)

p value

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

Root

Soluble sugar

58.4 ± 5.0(bc)

96.9 ± 5.7(a)

61.2 ± 5.3(b)

40.1 ± 2.5(d)

63.4 ± 2.0(b)

65.2 ± 3.3(b)

52.1 ± 5.0(c)

p < 0.001

Starch

26.8 ± 3.3(a)

17.2 ± 9.6(b)

25.6 ± 2.3(a)

18.1 ± 2.3(b)

18.4 ± 1.1(b)

20.16 ± 0.96(ab)

13.3 ± 1.5(b)

p = 0.014

TNC

85.3 ± 7.8(b)

114.1 ± 14.8(a)

86.8 ± 6.5(b)

58.1 ± 2.6(c)

81.8 ± 3.0(b)

85.4 ± 3.9(b)

65.4 ± 6.5(c)

p < 0.001

Stem

Soluble sugar

51.1 ± 6.4(a)

59.7 ± 4.9(a)

55.8 ± 4.3(a)

64.5 ± 7.4(a)

54.2 ± 3.5(a)

47.2 ± 1.2(a)

53.3 ± 5.1(a)

p > 0.05

Starch

16.2 ± 5.8(bc)

20.2 ± 2.7(ab)

20.2 ± 4.1(ab)

11.7 ± 0.3(c)

23.2 ± 4.1(a)

16.2 ± 0.7(bc)

10.9 ± 3.9(c)

p < 0.007

TNC

67.3 ± 8.3(a)

79.9 ± 7.5(a)

75.9 ± 4.7(a)

76.2 ± 7.6(a)

77.4 ± 3.6(a)

63.4 ± 1.7(a)

64.2 ± 8.7(a)

p > 0.05

Leaf

Soluble sugar

65.5 ± 3.9(a)

30.5 ± 5.0(b)

72.6 ± 13.8(a)

59.0 ± 13.3(a)

27.4 ± 1.7(b)

29.7 ± 7.6(b)

22.6 ± 2.7(b)

p < 0.001

Starch

17.9 ± 7.8(c)

26.0 ± 5.3(ab)

14.9 ± 2.0(c)

27.5 ± 4.4(a)

16.9 ± 5.0(c)

15.8 ± 1.7(c)

19.4 ± 1.9(bc)

p = 0.022

TNC

83.4 ± 7.1(a)

56.5 ± 1.5(b)

87.5 ± 15.5(a)

86.5 ± 9.5(a)

44.3 ± 6.4(b)

45.5 ± 5.9(b)

42.0 ± 3.3(b)

p < 0.001

Total

Soluble sugar

182 ± 3(abc)

196 ± 27(ab)

212 ± 41 (a)

164 ± 11(bcd)

145 ± 30(cd)

142 ± 10(d)

128 ± 9(d)

p = 0.004

Starch

61.0 ± 11.3(a)

63.4 ± 10.4(a)

60.7 ± 4.4(a)

57.3 ± 6.5(a)

58.5 ± 8.2(a)

52.2 ± 2.4(ab)

43.5 ± 6.4(b)

p < 0.001

TNC

236 ± 7(ab)

250 ± 19(a)

250 ± 16(a)

221 ± 5(bc)

203 ± 27(c)

194 ± 8(cd)

171 ± 15(d)

p > 0.05