Table 3. The contents of minerals in Ligularia fischeri according to growing place and harvest time

(unit: mg%)

Sample1) Harvest time Component
K Ca Na Mg Zn Fe
OL May 10th 506.05±76.952)h3) 213.75±35.86c 66.76±10.80c 161.61±14.22d 7.89±1.34c 0.37±0.01b
May 17th 590.52±57.48f 225.98±25.44bc 66.23±6.26c 161.97±4.72d 8.11±0.08bc 0.38±0.01b
June 2nd 550.11±46.41g 238.71±26.21b 60.30±4.49cd 178.96±25.67c 7.23±0.14c 0.36±0.04b
June 19th 628.95±62.43c 208.89±31.72c 54.67±0.51d 160.83±10.47d 7.32±0.21c 0.31±0.01c
GL May 10th 598.86±30.60e 287.71±17.84a 131.60±2.28a 212.01±18.05a 9.47±0.21a 0.49±0.02a
May 17th 660.84±98.53b 290.33±28.12a 131.71±7.79a 209.71±29.15a 8.31±1.13b 0.49±0.01a
June 2nd 611.28±73.45d 292.03±13.16a 121.34±5.49b 198.51±16.72b 8.57±0.63b 0.46±0.00a
June 19th 662.47±37.19a 289.84±16.24a 119.94±6.51b 202.25±9.99ab 8.45±1.41b 0.51±0.02a
1)OL, Ligularia fischeri grown at open field; GL, Ligularia fischeri grown at greenhouse.
2)All values are mean±SD (n=3).
3)Mean±SD with different superscripts within the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test (a>b>c>d>e>f>g>h>i).