Title:	Production of rhizomes, content and composition of essential oil of accessions of turmeric in response to nitrogen.
Authors:	OKA, J. M. CHAVES, F. C. M. BERNI, R. CUNHA, A. L. B. da BIZZO, H. R. GAMA, P. E.
Affiliation:	Jaisson Miyosi Oka, UFAM; FRANCISCO CELIO MAIA CHAVES, CPAA; RODRIGO FASCIN BERNI, CPAA; André Luiz Borborema da Cunha, UFAM; HUMBERTO RIBEIRO BIZZO, CTAA; PAOLA ERVATTI GAMA, CTAA.
Date Issued:	2015
Citation:	Trabalho apresentado no 8th Brazilian Symposium on Essential Oils - International Symposium on Essential Oils, Rio de Janeiro, 2015.
Description:	Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is a perennial species of lateral growth of the same family as ginger Zingiberaceae. Its rhizomes are widely used by diverse populations in the world, both for culinary purposes for medicated with which is mainly due to active principles and other compounds present. Nutritional imbalance can affect both the production and the composition and content of essential oil as well as its composition. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of nitrogen on the production, content and composition of essential oil from three accessions of turmeric.
Thesagro:	Curcuma Longa
NAL Thesaurus:	biomass
Keywords:	Nitrogen fertilization Secondary metabolism
Type of Material:	Resumo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Resumo em anais de congresso (CPAA)