title: Ozone fumigation increases the abundance of nutrients inBrassicavegetables: broccoli (Brassica oleraceavar.italica)and Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis).
abstract: Brassicaceaevegetables, among them broccoli and Chinese cabbage, are well recognized due to the nutritional properties. Four-week-old Chinese cabbage and broccoli seedlings were fumigated with O3for 3 days before being transplanted into the field. The effect of O3treatment was determined after reaching marketable quality (ca. 10 weeks). The inflorescences of O3-treated broccoli were enriched in vitamin E (α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol), whereas Chinese cabbage heads had an increased content of anthocyanins and β-carotene. Ozone treatment did not significantly affect the productivity of both examined vegetables.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Krakow, Poland ; Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rozpądek
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University, ul. Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nosek
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Irenusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ślesak
authors.affiliation: Department of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants, University of Agriculture, al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kunicki
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dziurka
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Krakow, Poland ; Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Miszalski
keywords: Anthocyanin; Antioxidants; Vitamin E; β-Carotene