Variability in mineral composition of Indian eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genotypes

Effects of cadmium on uptake and translocation of nutrient elements in different welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) cultivars

“…Many authors have found significant positive concentration correlations of nutrient elements among cultivars (Arivalagan et al, 2012;Fernandez-Ruiz et al, 2011;Galdon et al, 2008;Liu et al, 2003Liu et al, , 2011Suarez et al, 2007;Zhang et al, 2010), similar to the results for welsh onion in the present study (Table 2). This implies that there was a synergistic effect in elementary accumulation in different cultivars, which benefited the screening-out of microelements-rich cultivars (Arivalagan et al, 2012), while limiting the application of heavy metal-excluding cultivars in soils with low or moderate levels of heavy metals, as selection for one trait leads to the selection of genetically correlated traits (Wricke & Weber, 1986).…”

“…This implies that there was a synergistic effect in elementary accumulation in different cultivars, which benefited the screening-out of microelements-rich cultivars (Arivalagan et al, 2012), while limiting the application of heavy metal-excluding cultivars in soils with low or moderate levels of heavy metals, as selection for one trait leads to the selection of genetically correlated traits (Wricke & Weber, 1986). Moreover, the correlation would be affected by Cd, especially for P, Fe and Mn, due to the imbalance of uptake and/or translocation of nutrient elements caused by Cd (Liu et al, 2011;Sikka & Nayyar, 2012;Street et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2007).…”

“…The concept of Cd-excluding cultivars is based on the theory that there is a significant difference in the uptake and distribution of toxic elements among crop species and cultivars within the same species, which has been clearly illustrated by several studies (Arivalagan et al, 2012;Chen et al, 2007;Fernandez-Ruiz, Olives, Camara, Sanchez-Mata, & Torija, 2011;Galdon, Gonzalez, Rodriguez, & Romero, 2008;Galdon et al, 2012;Singh, Sharma, & Singh, 2012). Differences in Cd accumulation levels among plant cultivars indicate variability in uptake and/or translocation of elements, including but not limited to Cd.…”

“…The cultivars are considered to be one of the most important factors affecting the chemical composition of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) (Galdon et al, 2012). Significant differences in mineral composition among the eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genotypes have also been observed by Arivalagan et al (2012). Visible differences have been observed in the mineral contents among 202 rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars, and there was also a negative correlation between grain yield and mineral contents (Anandan, Rajiv, Eswaran, & Prakash, 2011).…”

Analysis of genetic diversity and genome relationships of four eggplant species (Solanum melongenaL) using RAPD markers

“…These plant also contains phytonutrient anthocyanin or nasunin on purple eggplant skin that highly efficacious for nutrition one of the most important organs of our body like the brain [1,24]. In addition to nourishing the brain, nasunin is also useful for protecting brain cell membranes from fatal harmful [2,14,3].…”