Pre-Harvest Supplemental Blue Light Enhanced Antioxidant Activity of Flower Stalk in Chinese Kale during Storage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Weight Loss
2.2. Pigment Content
2.3. Soluble Protein and Free Amino Acid Content
2.4. Vitamin C Content
2.5. Total Phenolic and Flavonoids Contents
2.6. Antioxidant Capacity Assay
2.7. Multivariate Principal Component Analysis
2.8. Heatmap Assay
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Material and Cultivation Conditions
4.2. Supplemental Blue Light Treatment
4.3. Storage of Chinese kale
4.4. Weight Loss
4.5. Pigments Assay
4.6. Soluble Protein Content Assay
4.7. Free Amino Acid Content Assay
4.8. Vitamin C Content Assay
4.9. Total Phenolic Content, Total Flavonoids Content and Antioxidant Activity Assay
4.10. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Principal Components | PC1 | PC2 | PC3 | PC4 | PC5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eigen value | 28.9 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
Variance (%) | 62.9 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
Cumulation (%) | 62.9 | 76.6 | 87.0 | 94.0 | 100.0 |
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Jiang, H.; Li, X.; Tian, J.; Liu, H. Pre-Harvest Supplemental Blue Light Enhanced Antioxidant Activity of Flower Stalk in Chinese Kale during Storage. Plants 2021, 10, 1177. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061177
Jiang H, Li X, Tian J, Liu H. Pre-Harvest Supplemental Blue Light Enhanced Antioxidant Activity of Flower Stalk in Chinese Kale during Storage. Plants. 2021; 10(6):1177. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061177
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiang, Haozhao, Xia Li, Jialing Tian, and Houcheng Liu. 2021. "Pre-Harvest Supplemental Blue Light Enhanced Antioxidant Activity of Flower Stalk in Chinese Kale during Storage" Plants 10, no. 6: 1177. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061177