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Quantitation of oxalates in corms and shoots of #Colocasia esculenta# (L.) Schott under drought conditions

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Gouveia C.S.S., Ganança J.F.T., Lebot V., Pinheiro de Carvalho M.A.A.
2018

Oxalate (calcium oxalate) accumulation in taro plants (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) impacts their nutritional quality, producing acridity, causing lips, mouth and throat tissues swelling if consumed fresh. The oxalate content is related to photosynthesis, through the glycolate¿glyoxylate oxidation pathway. The plant's photosynthetic rate usually increases in non-stressed conditions. ...

Physiologie et biochimie végétales; Génétique et amélioration des plantes

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