Effects of Soil Fertilization on Terpenoids and Other Carbon-Based Secondary Metabolites in Rosmarinus officinalis Plants: A Comparative Study

Main Authors: Ángeles Bustamante, Maria, Michelozzi, Marco, Barra Caracciolo, Anna, Grenni, Paola, Verbokkem, Janine, Geerdink, Peter, Safi, Carl, Nogues, Isabel
Format: Article
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2020
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3991456
Daftar Isi:
  • Rosmarinus officinalis is an evergreen aromatic plant with important commercial interest as it contains numerous essential oils (composed of terpenoid compounds) and phenolic constituents (natural antioxidant compounds). This work aims at evaluating the concomitant effects of different inorganic and organic fertilization treatments and the subsequent increases in soil nutrient availability on terpenoids and other carbon-based secondary metabolites, e.g., flavonoids and phenolic compounds, in Rosmarinus officinalis leaves.
  • This research received financial support from COST Action FP0903 under an STSM of Isabel Nogues at CEBAS, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Murcia, Spain)