Why high pH decrease carotenoids in plants?

Arvind Singh

Banaras Hindu University

Omar A. Abdulqader

University of Mosul

Mehar Chand

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Tika Karki

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Sudershan Mishra

Maa Shakumbhari University

Anoop Kumar Srivastava

ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute ( Formerly National Research Centre for Citrus)

Usually caretenoids are best synthesized at neutral pH . Please have a look at enclosed PDF.

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Omayma A. Eldahshan

Ain Shams University

It needs neutral pH

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Milad Yaghoubi

University of Adelaide

The best condition for caretenoids stability are Neutral pH, hence increasing in pH decline the stability of caretenoids

Look at the following file for further information

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Masoumeh Aslanzadeh

Alzahra University

Thank you Anoop Kumar Srivastava, Omayma A. Eldahshan and Milad Yaghoubi for your helpful advice.

Himanshu Verma

Surajmal University

Might be due to defllocultion of soil colloids due to higher concentration of exchangeable Na ions under higher pH condition which might have reduced surface area there by decreased uptake of all the necessary inputs like water and nutrients resulting in lesser production of chlorophyll and carotenoid

Omayma A. Eldahshan

Ain Shams University

Welcome dear Masoumeh

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