The effects of different UV-B radiation intensities on morphological and biochemical characteristics in Ocimum basilicum L.

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1266-1271

  Sakalauskaite, Jurga ^a   Viskelis, Pranas ^a   Dambrauskiene, Edita ^a   Sakalauskiene, Sandra ^a   Samuoliene, Giedre ^a   Brazaityte, Aušra ^a   Duchovskis, Pavelas ^a   Urbonavičiene, Dalia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Basil; Growth indices; Nitrate; Photosynthetic pigment; UV B

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID; PIGMENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BASIL; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOWER; GROWTH INDICES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UV-B;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BASIL; GROWTH INDICES; NITRATE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENT; UV-B;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOMASS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; FLOWERS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PHENOLS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PICRATES; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAVES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

CINNAMOMUM VERUM; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 84875614887     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5879     Document Type: Article

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