“…However, nothing has been reported about tronchuda cabbage seeds. In fact, several studies with other Brassica species have reported the existence of phenolics in the seeds, namely phenolic acids and their derivatives (Baumert et al, 2005;Bouchereau, Hamelin, Lamour, Renard, and Larher, 1991;Li and El Rassi, 2002;Naczk, Amarowicz, Sullivan, and Shahidi, 1998), flavonoid glycosides (Baumert et al, 2005) and tannins (Naczk et al, 1998). These compounds have been considered as UV screens in young seedlings (Gitz, Liu, and McClure, 1998) and have been associated with seedling vigour, height and weight (Randhir and Shetty, 2003;Randhir and Shetty, 2005).…”