Comparison of carotenoid, chlorophyll concentrations and their biosynthetic transcript levels in different coloured cauliflower

Carotenoids and chlorophylls are among the most widely distributed pigments in nature that play essential roles in the photosynthetic apparatus and confer diverse colours in plants. Among all vegetables, cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. ssp. var. botrytis) is rich in phytochemicals and is an import...

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Published in:	Horticultural Plant Journal
Main Authors:	Fatemeh Izadpanah, Katja Frede, Forouzandeh Soltani, Susanne Baldermann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis Carotenoid Lutein β-Carotene Biosynthesis qRT-PCR
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014123001413