Spectral Reflectance Indexes Reveal Differences in the Physiological Status of Brassica oleracea with Contrasting Glucosinolate Content under Biotic Stress.

ABSTRACT: Brassica species produce glucosinolates, a specific group of secondary metabolites present in the Brassicaceae family with antibacterial and antifungal properties. The employment of improved varieties for specific glucosinolates would reduce the production losses caused by pathogen attack. However, the consequences of the increment in these secondary metabolites in the plant are unknown. In this work, we utilized reflectance indexes to test how the physiological status of Brasica oleracea plants changes depending on their constitutive content of glucosinolates under nonstressful conditions and under the attack of the bacteria Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The modification in the content of glucosinolates ha

SUBMITTER: Soengas P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10384497 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature