Abstract
This study describes the effect of water stress and storage time on the content of anthocyanins and other phenolics in different genotypes of fresh sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). Purple and green Iranian cultivars and a Genovese variety were exposed to a control (100% of the field capacity, FC) and to water stress of mild and severe deficit irrigation treatments (25 and 50 DI corresponding to 75 and 50% FC, respectively). The individual characterization by HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS(n) and the MS fragmentation pathway of anthocyanins are described. A 50% increase in the anthocyanin content was observed in 50 DI after storage. Water stress markedly enhanced the content of phenolic acids after storage in the three genotypes. Water stress can be an efficient way to help the sustainability of water resources, enriching the content of phenolic compounds that may be beneficial to human health.
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Claim · model-written summary
Severe deficit irrigation increased basil anthocyanin content by 50% after storage.
- Taxon
- fresh sweet basilt0
- Treatment
- 50 DIe0
- Outcome
- anthocyanin contente0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 50%e0
- Qualifier
- after storagee0
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e0“A 50% increase in the anthocyanin content was observed in 50 DI after storage.”
t0“fresh sweet basil”
Claim · model-written summary
Water stress enhanced phenolic acid content after storage in all three basil genotypes.
- Taxon
- fresh sweet basilt0
- Treatment
- Water stresse0
- Outcome
- content of phenolic acidse0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Qualifier
- after storage in the three genotypese0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Water stress markedly enhanced the content of phenolic acids after storage in the three genotypes.”
t0“fresh sweet basil”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose water stress to conserve water resources while enriching phenolic compounds.
Verbatim
e0“Water stress can be an efficient way to help the sustainability of water resources, enriching the content of phenolic compounds”
t0“fresh sweet basil”
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