Table 8 One-way ANOVA of pigment fractions of Ocimum basilicum under Drought and mycorrhiza

Chlorophyll a (mgg¹ FWt)

Seedling

4.56 ± 0.001^a (5.34 ± 0.001^a)*

3.20 ± 0.001^b (3.98 ± 0.001^b)*

1.64 ± 0.001^c (2.42 ± 0.001^c)*

Vegetative

4.96 ± 0.001^a (5.74 ± 0.001^a)*

3.40 ± 0.001^b (4.18 ± 0.001^b)*

1.84 ± 0.001^c (2.62 ± 0.001^c)*

Flowering

4.76 ± 0.001^a (5.64 ± 0.002^a)*

3.01 ± 0.001^b (3.97 ± 0.001^b)*

1.45 ± 0.001^c (2.23 ± 0.001^c)*

Fruiting

3.37 ± 0.001^a (4.15 ± 0.001^a)*

2.04 ± 0.001^b (3.04 ± 0.001^b)*

1.01 ± 0.001^c (1.25 ± 0.001^c)*

Chlorophyll b (mgg¹ FWt)

Seedling

1.56 ± 0.001^a (2.34 ± 0.001^a)*

1.20 ± 0.001^b (1.98 ± 0.001^b)*

0.64 ± 0.001^c (1.42 ± 0.001^c)*

Vegetative

1.96 ± 0.001^a (3.04 ± 0.001^a)*

1.42 ± 0.001^b (2.18 ± 0.001^b)*

1.04 ± 0.001^c (1.62 ± 0.001^c)*

Flowering

1.76 ± 0.001^a (2.54 ± 0.002^a)*

1.01 ± 0.001^b (1.97 ± 0.001^b)*

0.89 ± 0.001^c (1.23 ± 0.001^c)*

Fruiting

1.37 ± 0.001^a (2.15 ± 0.001^a)*

0.91 ± 0.001^b (1.14 ± 0.001^b)*

0.72 ± 0.001^c (1.25 ± 0.001^c)*

Carotenoids (mgg¹ FWt)

Seedling

1.40 ± 0.001^a (2.08 ± 0.001^a)*

1.06 ± 0.001^b (1.73 ± 0.001^b)*

0.54 ± 0.001^c (1.21 ± 0.001^c)*

Vegetative

1.74 ± 0.001^a (2.71 ± 0.001^a)*

1.24 ± 0.001^b (1.91 ± 0.001^b)*

0.89 ± 0.001^c (1.36 ± 0.001^c)*

Flowering

1.56 ± 0.001^a (2.26 ± 0.002^a)*

0.89 ± 0.001^b (1.73 ± 0.001^b)*

0.75 ± 0.001^c (1.03 ± 0.001^c)*

Fruiting

1.22 ± 0.001^a (1.91 ± 0.001^a)*

0.81 ± 0.001^b (1.01 ± 0.001^b)*

0.62 ± 0.001^c (0.91 ± 0.001^c)*