Table 2 Ten mineral contents in the pericarps of 12 capsicum varieties grown across four environments by variety, location and year

Varieties

 BST

106.2^ab

(90–121)

158.8^a

(130–207)

289.9^a

(268–323)

3525^a

(2576–5015)

259.4^a

(230–311)

0.9^a

(0.43–2.4)

6.2^ab

(4.6–8.1)

0.9^a

(0.74–1.15)

32.5^ab

(23.1–43.0)

1.9^a

(1.6–3.0)

 MCB

96.5^b

(73–127)

154.5^a

(96–230)

270.2^a

(237–305)

3777^a

(2129–6400)

241.2^abc

(213–712)

0.9^a

(0.4–2.2)

5.9^ab

(4.2–8.9)

0.9^a

(0.79–1.2)

35.8^a

(20.2–47.8)

1.9^a

(1.5–2.4)

 HBC

92.8^b

(71.8–111)

149.8^a

(125–179)

289.6^a

(232–412)

2878^a

(2059–3670)

233.0^abc

(198–290)

1.0^a

(0.33–2.0)

5.0^b

(4.1–6.3)

0.8^a

(0.52–1.2)

22.6^cd

(12.2–32.3)

2.3^a

(1.5–3.8)

 GCH

92.2^b

(63.6–112)

144.4^a

(123–175)

296.5^a

(277–328)

3478^a

(2786–4806)

221.4^abcd

(154–306)

1.2^a

(0.51–4.04)

5.8^ab

(4.49–8.35)

0.9^a

(0.71–1.1)

28.7^abc

(18.6–43.3)

1.8^a

(1.34–2.27)

 JSN

105.9^ab

(75.3–103)

146.9^a

(103–189)

269.6^a

(229–318)

3638^a

(2652–4470)

208.8^bcd

(165–269)

1.0^a

(0.38–1.83)

5.8^ab

(4.4–7.3)

1.0^a

(0.67–1.28)

22.9^cd

(16.1–32.9)

1.9^a

(1.48–2.5)

 AJB

98.8^b

(57.8–132)

140.1^a

(109–167)

261.4^a

(209–313)

3822^a

(2021–4022)

182.7^d

(143–224)

1.2^a

(0.53–3.92)

6.0^ab

(4.4–8.6)

0.9^a

(0.32–1.74)

28.9^abc

(20.2–43.7)

1.9^a

(1.29–2.97)

 PJDG

108.7^ab

(94–127)

148.7^a

(133–167)

280.7^a

(252–304)

3800^a

(3024–5394)

198.6^cd

(168–231)

1.0^a

(0.52–1.67)

6.7^ab

(4.54–10.0)

0.9^a

(0.74–1.1)

25.3^bcd

(15.7–34.1)

2.2^a

(1.51–2.88)

 PMBI

115.8^ab

(80.7–135)

148.9^a

(121–179)

266.8^a

(219–301)

3418^a

(2353–4481)

201.1^cd

(161–236)

1.6^a

(0.55–5.5)

7.0^ab

(5.5–10.3)

0.9^a

(0.7–1.46)

27.0^abcd

(15.9–41)

1.9^a

(1.22–2.45)

 PSUL

131.0^a

(104–164)

162.4^a

(133–192)

280.1^a

(244–327)

3504^a

(2660–4630)

228.4^abcd

(208–263)

1.1^a

(0.69–2.04)

7.7^a

(4.91–10.7)

1.1^a

(0.74–1.62)

24.0^bcd

(17.6–35.8)

2.2^a

(1.53–3.17)

 PKST

124.4^a

(107–151)

145.5^a

(127–175)

278.9^a

(232–313)

3203^a

(2437–4586)

205.0^bcd

(97.4–282)

1.1^a

(0.66–1.78)

5.8^ab

(4.68–8.2)

1.0^a

(0.56–1.32)

19.3^d

(14.0–15.6)

2.0^a

(1.54–2.37)

 MM

110.8^ab

(18.4–146)

146.8^a

(122–194)

263.9^a

(222–304)

3360^a

(2496–5069)

214.8^abcd

(161–257)

1.2^a

(0.58–3.67)

6.6^ab

(4.0–9.38)

0.9^a

(0.51–1.31)

21.5 ^cd

(1.32–32.4)

1.8^a

(1.2–2.3)

 PEVR

126.3^a

(100–154)

160.9^a

(136–205)

297.2^a

(250–377)

3647^a

(2709–5564)

252.0^ab

(210–287)

1.1^a

(0.53–2.37)

7.6^a

(4.59–10.4)

1.0^a

(0.7–1.21)

23.3^bcd

(13.7–34.8)

2.2^a

(1.5–4.57)

 p-value

***

NS

*

NS

***

NS

***

NS

***

NS

Location

 IM

114.4

(74.3–164)

137.9

(109–230)

292.2

(229–412)

2821

(2021–3939)

208.9

(97.4–283)

1.0

(0.33–5.53)

6.1

(4.08–10.7)

1.0

(0.69–1.74)

26.9

(16.2–47.8)

2.1

(1.35–3.85)

 YY

103.8

(57.8–152)

163.4

(96.2–160)

265.3

(210–377)

4125

(2656–6400)

232.2

(143–311)

1.2

(0.52–4.05)

6.6

(4.0–10.3)

0.9

(0.32–1.46)

25.1

(12.3–47.7)

1.9

(1.20–4.57)

 p-value

**

***

***

***

***

NS

NS

***

NS

*

Year

 2016

101.5

(57.8–164)

140.7

(96.2–189)

272.0

(210–377)

3160

(2021–4171)

215.8

(97.4–311)

0.9

(0.33–5.53)

6.5

(4.0–10.7)

1.0

(0.32–1.74)

25.5

(13.7–47.7)

1.9

(1.20–3.17)

 2017

116.7

(82.8–151)

160.6

(125–230)

285.4

(227–412)

3785

(2320–6400)

225.3

(175–272)

1.4

(0.61–4.05)

6.2

(4.48–8.91)

0.9

(0.52–1.32)

26.4

(12.3–47.8)

2.1

(1.75–3.70)

 p-value

***

***

*

***

NS

***

NS

NS

NS

NS