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Izadpanah, Fatemeh ; Abbasi, Navid ; Soltani, Forouzande ; Baldermann, Susanne:
Impact of Water Management on Growth and Pigment Composition of Cauliflower and Broccoli.
In: Plants.
Vol. 14
(2025)
Issue 5
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- 725.
ISSN 2223-7747
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14050725
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Abstract
Global climate change minimizes fresh water resources used in agriculture worldwide. It causes drought stress, which has adverse effects on plants. To ensure food security, crops and vegetables capable of tolerating shortages of water over the growth period are needed. This study aimed to elucidate the morphological and biochemical responses of three colored cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) cultivars (Clapton, Trevi, and Di Sicilia Violetto) and one broccoli cultivar (Brassica oleracea var. italica var. Magic) to different irrigation treatments (85–100%, 65–80%, 45–60%, and 25–40% field capacity). Assessment of growth parameters revealed no significant difference among all the treatments for root fresh weight, leaf area, and floret size. Major water shortages reduced the floret and stem fresh weight of the Clapton cultivar. Additionally, under severe drought stress, only the Di Sicilia Violetto cultivar had a decrease in plant height, but no impact on the number of leaves was observed. The measurement of pigment contents in the leaves showed no significant difference in carotenoids in all the cultivars; just the chlorophyll contents decreased with moderate stress in the Di Sicilia Violetto cultivar. This research demonstrates that cauliflower and broccoli are likely drought-tolerant vegetables and common irrigation regimes may be reviewed.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Keywords: | climate change; drought stress; irrigation; cauliflower; broccoli; Brassica oleracea; carotenoids; chlorophylls |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany) |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Chair Food Metabolome > Chair Food Metabolome - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Baldermann Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Chair Food Metabolome |
| Language: | English |
| Originates at UBT: | Yes |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-9370-9 |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2026 10:33 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jun 2026 10:33 |
| URI: | https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/9370 |
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