Table 2. Hunter color value of Panax ginseng sprout (PGS) leaves during cultivation

L a b
Days 7 14 21 7 14 21 7 14 21
CGS1) 50.10±2.503)a 37.13±7.22a 38.52±5.23a −13.15±0.87b −12.84±0.70b −12.47±1.77b 24.32±1.28a 18.70±1.54a 14.48±2.30a
TGS2)1 31.40±5.64b 31.88±2.22b 33.89±1.90b −7.69±2.91a −10.15±0.68a −11.21±1.49ab 12.75±4.84bc 12.47±1.00b 11.63±2.01b
TGS2 33.55±2.86b 33.24±1.45ab 31.55±1.08bc −8.31±1.72a −10.42±0.90a −10.33±0.54a 15.95±1.19b 13.48±1.69b 10.86±1.19b
TGS3 33.59±3.47b 33.17±2.22ab 32.05±0.10b −9.28±1.70a −9.80±1.12a −10.41±1.77a 14.93±2.32bc 12.54±1.62b 10.46±0.85b
TGS4 30.73±2.17b 30.53±0.74b 28.26±1.09c −9.36±1.06a −10.79±0.45a −10.16±0.28a 11.78±1.80c 12.22±0.52b 11.63±0.53b
F-value 25.697*** 2.351NS 10.608*** 6.994** 11.138*** 3.745* 17.526*** 20.559*** 5.278**
CGS, control ginseng sprout.
TGS, treated ginseng sprout.
Values are mean±SD. Different letters within a column are significantly different (p<0.05).
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.000. NS, not significantly.