Cultivar variety and added potassium influence the nutraceutical and antioxidant content in hydroponically grown Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

Agronomy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Salas Pérez, Lilia ^a   Fornari Reale, Tiziana ^b   Preciado Rangel, Pablo ^c   García Hernández, José L ^d   Sánchez Chávez, Esteban ^e   Troyo Diéguez, Enrique ^f  

^a Gómez Palacio Polytechnic University   (Mexico)

^b Madrid Autonomous University   (Spain)

^c Torreón Technological Institute TNM ITT   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

^e Research Center for Food and Development   (Mexico)

^f CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Hydroponic basil; Nutraceuticals; Potassium nutrient

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043991532     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy8020013     Document Type: Article

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