EFFECTS OF FOLIAR OF THE APPLICATION CHITOSAN AND REDUCED IRRIGATION ON ESSENTIAL OIL YIELD, TOTAL PHENOL CONTENT AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS FROM GREEN AND PURPLE BASIL
Phenolic compounds are naturally occurring substances in plants. Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) belongs to the family Lamiaceae, is a good source of phenolic compounds and natural antioxidants. Elicitors can activate specific genes involved in secondary metabolite biosynthesis. Chitosan, as elicitor,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Life Sciences in Lublin - Publishing House
2017-12-01
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Series: | Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus |
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Online Access: | https://czasopisma.up.lublin.pl/index.php/asphc/article/view/2400 |