Table 2. Spectral assessment of the quality and quantity of the DNA extracted from highly mucilaginous mature leaves of Corchorus spp. using two different DNA minipreps.

Genotype

DNA amount
(μg g^-1 fresh mass)

A₂₆₀/A₂₈₀

A₂₆₀/A₂₃₀

Miniprep I

Miniprep II

Miniprep I

Miniprep II

Miniprep I

Miniprep II

C. aestuans

306.8

376.6^ns

1.9

1.8^ns

1.7

1.5*

C. capsularis cv. JRC-212

166.4

431.1^ns

1.8

2.0^ns

1.7

1.2*

C. capsularis mt. CMU-010

548.9

500.2^ns

2.0

1.9*

2.1

1.9 ^ns

C. fascicularis

271.0

322.0^ns

1.8

1.8 ^ns

1.5

1.5 ^ns

C. olitorius cv. JRO-524

278.6

360.2^ns

2.0

1.9 ^ns

2.0

1.8 ^ns

C. olitorius mt. PPO-4

358.7

482.8^ns

2.0

1.9

1.9 ^ns

1.9 ^ns

C. pseudo-capsularis

132.3

348.5**

1.8

2.0

1.6*

1.7 ^ns

C. pseudo-olitorius

315.9

224.8^ns

1.8

1.7 ^ns

1.7

1.5 ^ns

C. tridens

163.3

293.2^ns

1.8

1.8 ^ns

1.3

1.3 ^ns

C. trilocularis

162.3

316.1*

1.6

1.7 ^ns

1.2

1.3 ^ns