Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2017, 44(4):178-185 | DOI: 10.17221/60/2016-HORTSCI

The effects of plant density and irrigation on phenolic content in cauliflowerOriginal Paper

Alina Kałużewicz1, Jolanta Lisiecka*,1, Monika G±secka2, Włodzimierz Krzesiński1, Tomasz Spiżewski1, Anna Zaworska1, Barbara Fr±szczak1
1 Department of Vegetable Crops, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

This study was conducted to study the influence of plant density and irrigation on the content of phenolic compounds, i.e., phenolic acids and flavonols in cv. 'Sevilla' cauliflower curds. Levels of phenolic acids and flavonols were in the range of 3.0-6.2 mg and 25.4-87.8 mg/100 g of dry weight, respectively, depending on plant density and irrigation. Of the phenolic acids, caffeic acid was detected in the highest amount, followed by p-coumaric acid, sinapic acid, gallic acid, and ferulic acid. Of the two flavonols detected, the levels of quercetin were higher than those of kaempferol. The content of the detected phenolic acids (with the exception of ferulic acid) and both flavonols increased with increasing plant density. Furthermore, the concentration of phenolic compounds (with the exception of ferulic acid) was significantly higher under irrigation.

Keywords: Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis; flavonols; phenolic acids

Published: December 31, 2017  Show citation

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Kałużewicz A, Lisiecka J, G±secka M, Krzesiński W, Spiżewski T, Zaworska A, Fr±szczak B. The effects of plant density and irrigation on phenolic content in cauliflower. Hort. Sci. (Prague). 2017;44(4):178-185. doi: 10.17221/60/2016-HORTSCI.
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