Accumulation of glucosinolates and nutrients in pakchoi (Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis var. communis) two cultivar plants exposed to sulfur deficiency

Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-127

  Hu, Keling ^a   Zhu, Zhujun ^a,b   Zang, Yunxiang ^b   Hussain, Syed Azhar ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

aliphatic glucosinolate; genotype; nitrogen; plant growth; sulfur sufficiency

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA RAPA;

EID: 84864489241     PISSN: 22113452     EISSN: 22113460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13580-011-0097-5     Document Type: Article

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