著者

Ryuichi Suwa Hironori Tajima Shinichi Gima Naoko Uehara Kenta Watanabe Shin Yabuta Jun Tominaga Yoshinobu Kawamitsu

出版者

The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

雑誌

The Horticulture Journal (ISSN:21890102)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.OKD-069, (Released:2018-03-13)

被引用文献数

8

---

In Japan, several plant species have high commercial value because of their functional properties. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of soil type (red, dark-red, and gray soil) and growth stage (vegetative and reproductive) on the growth and polyphenol production (chlorogenic acid, rutin, hesperidin, and diosmin) of P. japonicum. Plants grown in gray soil had the heaviest dry weight, followed by those grown in dark-red soil. Flowering plants grown in gray soil had a polyphenol concentration lower than those grown in the other two soil types. However, differences in the concentration of polyphenols were even larger between the growth stages. During the flowering period, the concentration of polyphenols sharply increased in the stems. Additionally, the flowers contained relatively similar amounts of polyphenols to stems and leaves, accounting for approximately 1/4–1/2 of the net amount in the plant.