Changes in biomass, mineral composition, and quality of cardoon in response to NO3−:Cl− ratio and nitrate deprivation from the nutrient solution

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Borgognone, Daniela ^a   Rouphael, Youssef ^b   Cardarelli, Mariateresa ^c   Lucini, Luigi ^d   Colla, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis DC; Floating system; Nitrate chloride ratio; Secondary metabolism; Total phenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983776558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00978     Document Type: Article

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