The effect of light quality on seed germination, seedling growth and selected biochemical properties of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 211, Issue , 2016, Pages 295-304

  Simlat, Magdalena ^a   Ślęzak, Patrycja ^a   Moś, Maria ^a   Warchoł, Marzena ^b   Skrzypek, Edyta ^b   Ptak, Agata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b THE FRANCISZEK GÓRSKI INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Germination; Light emitting diodes (LEDs); Photomorphogenesis; Pigments; Stevia

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DARK; DICOTYLEDON; ELECTRODE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; LIGHT QUALITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROOT; SEED; SEEDLING;

STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

EID: 84988028732     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2016.09.009     Document Type: Article

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