Antioxidant capacity reduced in scallions grown under elevated CO 2 independent of assayed light intensity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 887-894

  Levine, Lanfang H ^a   Paré, Paul W ^b  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevated CO 2 ; Scallion (Allium fistulosum L.); Total antioxidant activity (TAA); Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTH (PLANET); ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT);

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; ELEVATED [CO2]; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS; SCALLION (ALLIUM FISTULOSUM L.); TOTAL PHENOLICS;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

EID: 69349087784     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.06.017     Document Type: Article

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