Composition and method for increasing the content of glucosinolates in adult plants of the genus brassica
AssigneesConsejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (Csic), Sakata Seed Iberica, S.L.U.
InventorsMicaela Carvajal Alcaraz, Diego A. Moreno Fernandez, Juan Jose Rios Ruiz, Javier Bernabeu Durá, Agatha Agudelo Sanchez
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition comprising methyl jasmonate and a polysiloxane polyether for increasing the content of glucosinolates in adult plants of the genus Brassica, for example, broccoli. By means of foliar application of the composition on adult plants having a developed cuticle, a significant increase is achieved in the concentrations of glucosinolates (mainly glucoraphanin and neoglucobrassicin), in the floret of the plants, without degrading the organoleptic properties thereof.
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A composition comprising methyl jasmonate (MeJA), a polysiloxane polyether, water and a C2-C4 alcohol, wherein:
- methyl jasmonate represents between 0.0015% and 0.0028% of the total volume thereof;
- polysiloxane polyether represents between 0.068% and 0.1272% of the total volume thereof;
- C2-C4 alcohol represents between 0.15% and 0.28% of the total volume thereof;
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- water represents the rest of the volume of the composition.
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