Secondary Metabolites in Maca as Affected by Hypocotyl Color, Cultivation History, and Site

Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walpers) hypocotyls are reported to have a favorable biological activity in man. The presumed bioactive constituents seem to vary among maca hypocotyl color types, but the residual variation is large. This study tested the hypothesis that, apart from color types, environmental...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Clément, C., Diaz, D., Manrique, I., Avula, B., Khan, I.A., Ponce Aguirre, D.D., Kunz, C., Mayer, A.C., Kreuzer, M.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2010
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113880
_version_ 1855531543617863680
author Clément, C.
Diaz, D.
Manrique, I.
Avula, B.
Khan, I.A.
Ponce Aguirre, D.D.
Kunz, C.
Mayer, A.C.
Kreuzer, M.
author_browse Avula, B.
Clément, C.
Diaz, D.
Khan, I.A.
Kreuzer, M.
Kunz, C.
Manrique, I.
Mayer, A.C.
Ponce Aguirre, D.D.
author_facet Clément, C.
Diaz, D.
Manrique, I.
Avula, B.
Khan, I.A.
Ponce Aguirre, D.D.
Kunz, C.
Mayer, A.C.
Kreuzer, M.
author_sort Clément, C.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walpers) hypocotyls are reported to have a favorable biological activity in man. The presumed bioactive constituents seem to vary among maca hypocotyl color types, but the residual variation is large. This study tested the hypothesis that, apart from color types, environmental factors have a distinct influence on the concentration of characteristic secondary metabolites in maca. In a field experiment at 4100 m altitude (Peru), maca of four hypocotyl color types was evaluated at two sites with different soil types. At each site, experimental areas were either never cultivated or cultivated with maca 2 to 3 yr ago followed by a fallow period. Applying four color replicates per site and area resulted in 64 plots (100 plants plot(-1)). Especially, color type largely influenced concentrations of macaene, macamides, beta-sitosterol, campesterol, and glucosinolates. Site (also clearly affecting growth yield) was weaker in effect on these metabolites but still significantly influenced concentrations of some constituents, while the effect of cultivation history was widely absent. Macaene, macamides, and beta-sitosterol were negatively correlated with glucosinolates. This shows that environmental conditions and color type have to be considered in producing maca with high concentrations of distinct bioactive metabolites.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace113880
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2010
publishDateRange 2010
publishDateSort 2010
publisher Wiley
publisherStr Wiley
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1138802023-09-10T18:21:28Z Secondary Metabolites in Maca as Affected by Hypocotyl Color, Cultivation History, and Site Clément, C. Diaz, D. Manrique, I. Avula, B. Khan, I.A. Ponce Aguirre, D.D. Kunz, C. Mayer, A.C. Kreuzer, M. polymnia sonchifolia genotypes starch Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walpers) hypocotyls are reported to have a favorable biological activity in man. The presumed bioactive constituents seem to vary among maca hypocotyl color types, but the residual variation is large. This study tested the hypothesis that, apart from color types, environmental factors have a distinct influence on the concentration of characteristic secondary metabolites in maca. In a field experiment at 4100 m altitude (Peru), maca of four hypocotyl color types was evaluated at two sites with different soil types. At each site, experimental areas were either never cultivated or cultivated with maca 2 to 3 yr ago followed by a fallow period. Applying four color replicates per site and area resulted in 64 plots (100 plants plot(-1)). Especially, color type largely influenced concentrations of macaene, macamides, beta-sitosterol, campesterol, and glucosinolates. Site (also clearly affecting growth yield) was weaker in effect on these metabolites but still significantly influenced concentrations of some constituents, while the effect of cultivation history was widely absent. Macaene, macamides, and beta-sitosterol were negatively correlated with glucosinolates. This shows that environmental conditions and color type have to be considered in producing maca with high concentrations of distinct bioactive metabolites. 2010-03 2021-06-07T21:17:21Z 2021-06-07T21:17:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113880 en Limited Access Wiley Clément, C., Diaz, D., Manrique, I., Avula, B., Khan, I. A., Ponce Aguirre, D. D., Kunz, C., Mayer, A. C., & Kreuzer, M. (2010). Secondary Metabolites in Maca as Affected by Hypocotyl Color, Cultivation History, and Site. Agronomy Journal. ISSN: 1435-0645. 102(2), 431–439.
spellingShingle polymnia sonchifolia
genotypes
starch
Clément, C.
Diaz, D.
Manrique, I.
Avula, B.
Khan, I.A.
Ponce Aguirre, D.D.
Kunz, C.
Mayer, A.C.
Kreuzer, M.
Secondary Metabolites in Maca as Affected by Hypocotyl Color, Cultivation History, and Site
title Secondary Metabolites in Maca as Affected by Hypocotyl Color, Cultivation History, and Site
title_full Secondary Metabolites in Maca as Affected by Hypocotyl Color, Cultivation History, and Site
title_fullStr Secondary Metabolites in Maca as Affected by Hypocotyl Color, Cultivation History, and Site
title_full_unstemmed Secondary Metabolites in Maca as Affected by Hypocotyl Color, Cultivation History, and Site
title_short Secondary Metabolites in Maca as Affected by Hypocotyl Color, Cultivation History, and Site
title_sort secondary metabolites in maca as affected by hypocotyl color cultivation history and site
topic polymnia sonchifolia
genotypes
starch
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113880
work_keys_str_mv AT clementc secondarymetabolitesinmacaasaffectedbyhypocotylcolorcultivationhistoryandsite
AT diazd secondarymetabolitesinmacaasaffectedbyhypocotylcolorcultivationhistoryandsite
AT manriquei secondarymetabolitesinmacaasaffectedbyhypocotylcolorcultivationhistoryandsite
AT avulab secondarymetabolitesinmacaasaffectedbyhypocotylcolorcultivationhistoryandsite
AT khania secondarymetabolitesinmacaasaffectedbyhypocotylcolorcultivationhistoryandsite
AT ponceaguirredd secondarymetabolitesinmacaasaffectedbyhypocotylcolorcultivationhistoryandsite
AT kunzc secondarymetabolitesinmacaasaffectedbyhypocotylcolorcultivationhistoryandsite
AT mayerac secondarymetabolitesinmacaasaffectedbyhypocotylcolorcultivationhistoryandsite
AT kreuzerm secondarymetabolitesinmacaasaffectedbyhypocotylcolorcultivationhistoryandsite