Francisco, Felipe and Pereira, Gabriely Pinto and Machado, Marília Pereira and Kanis, Luiz Alberto and Deschamps, Cícero (2018) Characterization of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni Accessions Cultived in Southern Brazil. Journal of Agricultural Science, 10 (3). p. 353. ISSN 1916-9752
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Abstract
Stevia, a native species of South America, is commercially important as a source of the non-caloric diterpene glycosides stevioside and rebaudioside-A. Although it has been cultivated in southern Brazil, the production is not enough to meet the domestic market demand. This study evaluated biomass accumulation, morphological and physiological characters, and steviol glycosides yield of seven stevia accessions after two cuts. A great variation for the different plant characteristics was found between the first and second cuts. There was a positive correlation between biomass production and SGs content and productivity. The overall Principal Components Analysis results in both cuts indicate that the accessions CE7 and CE14 presented great Reb-A yield, height and lodging (%). The accessions CE4 and CE12 produced high Ste yield and accessions CE6, CE8 and CE9 the highest leaf:stem ratio and low SGs. The stevia accessions showed characteristics of the interest for crop improvement for both biomass and SGs production.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Open Digi Academic > Agricultural and Food Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@opendigiacademic.com |
Date Deposited: | 16 May 2023 06:49 |
Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 07:38 |
URI: | http://publications.journalstm.com/id/eprint/838 |