The aim of the present work was to evaluate the changes in polyamine (PA) content, peroxidase (POX) activity and levels of total protein and total soluble carbohydrates throughout the lifetime of leaves and inflorescences of chrysanthemum ‘Faroe’ treated with gibberellic acid (GA3) (used in production practices) and kept at room temperature and cold storage. The treatments were composed of four...

Wattakaka volubilis Linn. F Stapf (Family: Asclapadaceae) is a leafy vegetable and a medicinal plant in Asian countries. In the present study, an attempt was made to (a) standardize and (b) investigate nutritional properties of W. volubilis grown in Sri Lanka. W. volubilis leaves were standardized by (a) determination of physicochemical parameters, (b) screening for phytochemicals and (c) devel...

Sugarcane stalks that were drought stressed and not stressed were sampled 50 days after applying Fusilade Super (fluazifop-butyl). The stalks were sectioned and analysed for structural (fibre) and soluble (brix) carbohydrates. Levels of sucrose, glucose and fructose were determined by HPLC. The data show that total stalk dry matter was not reduced by fluazifop-butyl, regardless of whether the c...

Aim. Evaluation of the role different internodes and leaf sheaths winter wheat stem in storage remobilization reserve water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) under natural water deficit order to develop effective criteria for selection high-yielding genotypes. Methods. The specific content total amount WSC at onset end grain filling quantity remobilized parts were determined. Results. It was found th...