Biomass yield and accumulations of bioactive compounds in red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) grown under different colored shade polyethylene in spring season

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-294

  Khandaker, Laila ^a   Akond, A S M G Masum ^a   Ali, Md B ^a   Oba, Shinya ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Betacyanin; Biomass yield; Color polyethylene shade; Red amaranth; Total polyphenol

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DICOTYLEDON; LIGHT INTENSITY; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SPRING (SEASON); YIELD RESPONSE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR;

EID: 71649115689     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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