Table 4. The content of free sugars in Ligularia fischeri according to growing place and harvest time

(unit: mg%)

Sample1) Harvest time Fructose Glucose Sucrose Total free sugars
OL May 10th 20.38±5.702)b3) 3,395.09±924.85a 98.40±6.01a 3,513.87
May 17th 7.56±1.27g 901.37±36.23c 46.99±0.27c 955.92
June 2nd 11.28±0.15f 557.40±34.69d 21.61±0.40d 590.29
June 19th 11.12±0.21f 375.00±6.60e 22.45±0.14d 408.57
GL May 10th 188.72±0.85a 1,968.80±119.17b 86.21±0.64ab 2,243.73
May 17th 13.72±0.14e 286.32±22.27f 95.56±0.96a 395.60
June 2nd 14.89±1.08d 389.16±0.40e 70.27±0.82b 474.32
June 19th 15.61±0.08c 360.33±12.83e 29.82±0.57d 405.76
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).