Air temperature affects biomass and carotenoid pigment accumulation in kale and spinach grown in a controlled environment

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2026-2030

  Lefsrud, Mark G ^a   Kopsell, Dean A ^a   Kopsell, David E ^b,c   Curran Celentano, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c National Onion Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica; Growth chambers; HPLC; Lutein; Spinacia; carotene

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PIGMENTS;

GROWTH CHAMBERS; HPLC; LUTEIN; SPINACIA; Β-CAROTENE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS; BRASSICA; CHLOROPHYLLS; FARM CROPS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PIGMENT; PLANTS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; SPINACIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 28444454853     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.7.2026     Document Type: Article

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