Phytochemical Analysis of Some Celery Accessions

Authors

Alaa Al-Din Helaly, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA/ Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptFollow
Jun Pill Baek, 1Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Emad Mady, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA/Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
M.H.Z. Eldekashy, Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
Lyle Craker, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Abstract

The essential oil, phenolic acids, and other constituents in three accessions of celery (Apium graveolens L) were investigated to determine phytochemical variability that lead to differences in yield and phytochemical profiles. The celery accessions were all grown in pots under the same environmental conditions. Analyses were done on two planting of three harvests each to determine and compare the levels of anthocyanin, carotenoids, chlorophyll, phenolic acids, rosmarinic acid, soluble sugars, tannins, and essential oil content. Except for carotenoids, significant variations in the phytochemical profiles among the three celery accessions were observed.

Recommended Citation

Helaly, Alaa Al-Din; Jun Pill Baek; Emad Mady; M.H.Z. Eldekashy; and Lyle Craker. 2015. "Phytochemical Analysis of Some Celery Accessions." Journal of Medicinally Active Plants 4, (1):1-7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7275/R5542KJF
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