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Applying nitrogen fertilizer increased anthocyanin in vegetative shoots but not in grain of purple rice genotypes
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Applying nitrogen fertilizer increased anthocyanin in vegetative shoots but not in grain of purple rice genotypes

S. Yamuangmorn, B. Dell, B. Rerkasem and C. Prom-u-thai
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Vol.98(12), pp.4527-4532
2018
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Abstract

BACKGROUND Anthocyanin is a major antioxidant compound in purple rice, with properties that can protect against oxidative damage in some human diseases. This study was undertaken to determine if nitrogen (N) fertilizer can enhance anthocyanin and antioxidant levels in four purple Thai rice genotypes. RESULTS The anthocyanin concentration and antioxidant capacity were increased in the shoots of N120 plants compared with plants without N. The leaves had higher anthocyanin concentration and antioxidant capacity than the stem+leaf sheath. Maximum shoot anthocyanin concentrations occurred at tillering and then declined by 87–94% at maturity. Antioxidant capacity was high at tillering and panicle initiation and declined by 26% in leaves and by 98% in the stem+leaf sheath at maturity. Unlike in the vegetative shoot, grain anthocyanin was not affected by the addition of N fertilizer. The response of grain antioxidant capacity to N fertilizer was affected by genotype, increasing in KPY by 45% but decreasing in K19959 by 30% in N120 plants. CONCLUSION Applying N fertilizer could be a promising way to improve the antioxidative properties in vegetative parts for use in rice‐grass juice, cosmetics and other products, especially the young leaves, which contained high values of anthocyanin as well as antioxidant capacity. However, further field studies should be undertaken to optimize N utilization for anthocyanin and antioxidant capacity in purple rice genotypes.

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Collaboration types
Domestic collaboration
International collaboration
Citation topics
3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
3.16 Phytochemicals
3.16.28 Antioxidant Activity
Web Of Science research areas
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Applied
Food Science & Technology
ESI research areas
Agricultural Sciences
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