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Abstract
冬期寡日射条件下において,ホウレンソウとコマツナの糖およびビタミンC含量と栽培期間中の最高,最低および平均気温との相関関係を解析した結果,両作物の上記成分含量は収穫前10日間の最低ないしは平均気温の影響を大きく受けることが明らかになった.両作物ともに収穫前10日間の平均最低気温が5〜20℃の範囲では糖含量が1g・100g^<-1>FW以下,ビタミンC含量が50〜70mg・100g^<-1>FW以下で低いが,これに対して5℃以下の範囲では両作物の上記成分含量が直線的に上昇した.例えば,平均最低気温が5℃から-5℃に低下すると,両作物葉身の糖含量は約1g・100g^<-1>FWから約5g・100g^<-1>FWに直線的に上昇した.また,平均最低気温が5℃から-5℃に低下すると,両作物葉身のビタミンC含量は50〜70mg・100g^<-1>FWから約175mg・100g^<-1>FWに直線的に上昇した.このことから,収穫前10日間の最低気温を-5℃程度で管理すると,糖とビタミンC含量の高いホウレンソウとコマツナを生産することができると考えられた.
The relationship between the sugar and vitamin C contents in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L) and komatsuna (Brassica campestris L) and the maximum, minimum and mean air temperatures during the cultivation period was analyzed under conditions of limited solar radiation in winter. The results indicated that the minimum and mean air temperatures 10 days before harvest greatly affect the sugar and vitamin C contents in both crops. The sugar content (less than 1 g ・ 100 g^<-1>FW) and vitamin C content (less than 50 - 70 mg ・ 100 g^<-1>FW) in the two crops were not changed when the minimum air temperature 10 days before harvest was above 5℃. However, when the minimum air temperature decreased below 5℃, the two compounds increased linearly with the decreasing temperature. For example, when the minimum air temperature fell from 5 to -5℃, the sugar content increased linearly from approximately 1 to 5 g ・ 100 g^<-1>FW and the vitamin C content increased from 50 - 70 to 175 mg ' 100 g^<-1> FW. These data show that the sugar and vitamin C contents of spinach and komatsuna can be increased by controlling the minimum air temperature at 5℃ 10 days before harvesting.
Journal
- Horticultural research (Japan) [List of Volumes]
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Horticultural research (Japan) 3(2), 187-190, 2004-06-15 [Table of Contents]
The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science