Effect of Agroecological Conditions on Biologically Active Compounds and Metabolome in Carrot.

ABSTRACT: Carrot serves as a source of health-beneficial phytochemicals for human diet whose content is affected by agroecological conditions. The effect of conventional, integrated and organic farming on ascorbic acid (AA) and α,β-carotene levels of new carrot cultivars Cortina F1 and Afalon F1 was investigated and their metabolomic profiles were measured by direct analysis in real time ion source coupled with a high-resolution mass spectrometer (DART-HRMS). Cortina and Afalon exhibited high levels of AA and total carotenes under all agroecological conditions tested that fluctuated in broad ranges of 215-539 and 173-456 mg AA.kg-1 dry biomass and 1069-2165 and 1683-2165 mg carotene.kg-1 dry biomass, respectively. The ratio of β- to α-carotene in both cultivars was about 1.3. The most important vari

SUBMITTER: Koudela M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8066420 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature