African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Harvest timing and nitrogen fertilization alter the production of biomass and antioxidant compound in the parsley

Mylena Firmiano de Andrade
  • Mylena Firmiano de Andrade
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil.
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Luiziene Soares Alves
  • Luiziene Soares Alves
  • Department of Chemistry (PPGQ), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil.
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Evandro Silva P. Costa
  • Evandro Silva P. Costa
  • Institute of Agronomy, Department of Phytotechnics, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil.
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Marco Andre Alves de Souza
  • Marco Andre Alves de Souza
  • Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil.
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Rosane Nora Castro
  • Rosane Nora Castro
  • Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil.
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Douglas Siqueira de Almeida Chaves
  • Douglas Siqueira de Almeida Chaves
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil.
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Andre Marques dos Santos
  • Andre Marques dos Santos
  • Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Brazil.
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  •  Received: 24 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2023
  •  Published: 31 May 2023

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