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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TURNIP ROOTS STORED OR INTERMITTENTLY GROWN AT LOW TEMPERATURE.

Author(s) : SHATTUCK V. I.

Type of article: Article

Summary

FIELD AND GREENHOUSE STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE STARCH, SUGAR, ASCORBIC ACID, AND GLUCOSINOLATE CONCENTRATION IN TURNIP (BRASSICA RAPA SSP RAPIFERA, METZG, SINSK) ROOTS. FIELD-HARVESTED ROOTS WERE STORED AT 0 DEG C FOR 2 AND 4 WEEKS. IN THE GREENHOUSE, PLANTS WERE GROWN AT 0 TO 12 DEG C FOR PARTS OF 11 DAYS BEFORE HARVEST. COLD-STORED ROOTS HAD LOWER STARCH AND TOTAL SUGAR CONCENTRATION THAN FRESHLY HARVESTED ROOTS. GREENHOUSE-GROWN PLANTS SUBJECTED TO LOW TEMPERATURES HAD ROOTS WITH A SIMILAR STARCH CONTENT BUT WITH A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF TOTAL SUGARS THAN THE CONTROL. OTHER RESULTS ARE GIVEN.

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  • Original title: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TURNIP ROOTS STORED OR INTERMITTENTLY GROWN AT LOW TEMPERATURE.
  • Record ID : 1992-1184
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. am. Soc. hortic. Sci. - vol. 116 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 1991/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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