| Title: | A system and methodology for measuring volatile organic compounds produced by hydroponic lettuce in a controlled environment |
| Author(s): | Charron CS; Cantliffe DJ; Wheeler RM; Manukian A; Heath RR; |
| Address: | "Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0003-1062 (Print) 0003-1062 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "A system and methodology were developed for the nondestructive qualitative and quantitative analysis of volatile emissions from hydroponically grown 'Waldmann's Green' leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Photosynthetic photon flux (PPF), photoperiod, and temperature were automatically controlled and monitored in a growth chamber modified for the collection of plant volatiles. The lipoxygenase pathway products (Z)-3-hexenal, (Z)-3-hexenol, and (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate were emitted by lettuce plants after the transition from the light period to the dark period. The volatile collection system developed in this study enabled measurements of volatiles emitted by intact plants, from planting to harvest, under controlled environmental conditions" |
| Keywords: | "Air/*analysis Air Pollutants/*analysis Ecological Systems, Closed *Environment, Controlled Environmental Monitoring/*methods Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Hydrocarbons/*analysis Hydroponics Lettuce/chemistry/growth & development/*metabolism Life Su;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineCharron, C S Cantliffe, D J Wheeler, R M Manukian, A Heath, R R eng 1996/05/01 J Am Soc Hortic Sci. 1996 May; 121(3):483-7" |
