Carotenoid profiling of the leaves of selected African eggplant accessions subjected to drought stress.

ABSTRACT: African eggplants (Solanum aethiopicum and S. macrocarpon) are among the most economically important and valuable vegetable and fruit crops. They are a major source of biologically active nutritional substances and metabolites which are essential for plant growth, development, stress adaptation and defense. Among these metabolites are the carotenoids which act as accessory pigments for photosynthesis and precursor to plant hormones. Though African eggplants are known to be resistant to various abiotic stresses, the effect of these stresses on secondary metabolites has not been well defined. The objective of this study was to establish the effect of drought stress on carotenoid profiles of nineteen African eggplant accessions selected based on leaf and fruit morphologic

SUBMITTER: Mibei EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5217938 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature