CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, 2021, Online, AP 36
Classification of Virginia Bright tobacco varieties by non-destructive photonic sensing of leaf flavonoids
TUCCIO L.(1); BARGIACCHI E.(2); MILLI G.(3); MIELE S.(2); FRANCESCHETTI L.(3); AGATI G.(1)
(1) CNR-IFAC, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; (2) Consortium INSTM, Firenze, Italy; (3) Fattoria Autonoma Tabacchi (FAT) & ITT, Città di Castello, Perugia, Italy
Tobacco leaf is rich in polyphenols, which affect its colour and quality. Among the polyphenols, the flavonoid compounds play an important role in the stress resistance of the plant against UV radiation, fungal pathogens, herbivores, oxidative cell...