Henry O Meissner, Alina Mscisz, Ewa Piatkowska, Marek Baraniak, Sebastian Mielcarek, Bogdan Kedzia, Elzbieta Holderna-Kedzia, Pawel Pisulewski
Peruvian Maca crops (Lepidium peruvianum), grown in two geographically-distant cultivation sites located at similar altitudes in the highlands of the Peruvian Andes (Junin at 4,200 m a.s.l. and Ancash 4,150 m a.s.l.), were used in the study. Four prime Maca phenotypes, distinguished by hypocotyl colours labelled as "Yellow", "Purple", "Red" and "Black" were selected to determine distribution in levels and corresponding ratios between individual Glucosinolates (Glucotropaeolin and m-methylglucotropaeolin) in an attempt to identify four Peruvian Maca phenotypes from analyses of powdered hypocotyls...
March 2016: International Journal of Biomedical Science: IJBS