Background: The Echinacea genus belongs to the Asteraceae family and is composed of 9 species, of which E. pallida, E. angustifolia and E. purpurea are used as medicinal plants. Sales of medicinal extractsderived from these three Echinacea species reached 21 million dollars in 2002, however, it is important to mention...
In the present study, the effect of 12 h/12 h light/dark cycles on the postharvest quality of the watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) during storage at 4 and 10 °C was evaluated for a total of seven days. Specifically, values for parameters such as total chlorophyll, total carotenoids and total...