Effect of abiotic stress on carotenoids accumulation in pumpkin plants under light and dark conditions

• Main Authors: Shahidan, Norshazila, Othman, Rashidi, Jaswir, Irwandi, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science & Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 2017
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General); TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57460/1/57460_Effect%20of%20abiotic%20stress%20on%20carotenoids.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57460/7/57460_Effect%20of%20abiotic%20stress%20on%20carotenoids%20accumulation_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57460/13/57460_Effect%20of%20abiotic%20stress%20on%20carotenoids_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57460/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/24%20(07)%202017%20supplementary/(20)%20R1.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In nature, environmental factors highly influence the carotenoid composition in pumpkin plants and these factors were difficult to control; thus, carotenoid content is varied quantitatively and qualitatively. However, certain parameters can be controlled and this can be conducted in the laborator...