Lux P., Freiling M., Stuetz W., von Tucher S., Carle R., Steingass C., Frank J. (2020).
(Poly)phenols, Carotenoids, and Tocochromanols in Corn (Zea mays L.) Kernels As Affected by Phosphate Fertilization and Sowing Time. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68(2),
612-622. doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07009
Corn (Zea mays L.) growth and development is often limited by the availability of phosphate. We thus hypothesized that phosphate fertilization may increase the contents of (poly)phenols, carotenoids, and tocochromanols (vitamin E) in corn grains. Corn plants cultivated on a soil fertilized with 44 k…