Hydroponic vs. soil-based cultivation of sweet basil: Impact on plants' susceptibility to downy mildew and heat stress, storability and total antioxidant capacity.

Hydroponically cultivated basil exhibited greater resistance to downy mildew, but less resilience to heat and browning during storage and a shelf-life period, resulting in poorer storage and shelf-life performance as compared to soil-cultivated basil. The greater total antioxidant capacity of the hydroponically cultivated basil seems to be the major cause for the observed phenomena. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.