Antioxidant and Mineral Composition of Three Wild Leafy Species: A Comparison Between Microgreens and Baby Greens

Wild plants may play an important role in human nutrition and health and, among them, many are the leafy species. We hypothesized that the wild greens could be profitably grown as microgreens and baby greens, specialty products whose market is increasing. We compared three wild leafy species (Sanguisorba minor Scop., Sinapis arvensis L., and Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F. H. Wigg.) harvested at the microgreen and baby green stages. Seedlings were grown hydroponically in a half-strength Hoagland nutrient solution under controlled climatic conditions. At harvest, the yield was assessed, and chlorophylls, carotenoids, anthocyanins, phenolic index, nitrate, and mineral elements were measured in the two types of product. The potential contribution to human mineral intake was calculated, and the possible risk due to the presence of metals potentially detrimental for health was estimated. Results showed that micro/baby greens of the studied wild plants achieved competitive yields and could contribute to the dietary intake of macroelements, microelements, and non-nutrient bioactive compounds. On the other hand, the wild greens showed high amounts of nitrate and traces of some metals potentially detrimental for health, suggesting the need for caution in the use of wild species for producing microgreens and baby leaves.

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Comparative Physiological Analysis of Salinity Effects in Six Olive Genotypes

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.49.7.901 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 49 (7) ◽

pp. 901-904 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Carolina Aparicio ◽

Miguel Urrestarazu ◽

María del Pilar Cordovilla

Keyword(s):

Gas Exchange ◽

Nutrient Solution ◽

Leaf Gas Exchange ◽

Saline Stress ◽

Stress Symptoms ◽

Physiological Analysis ◽

Half Strength ◽

Exclusion Mechanism ◽

Hoagland Nutrient Solution ◽

And Oxidative Stress

Changes caused by NaCl salinity on growth, gas exchange, chemical composition, and oxidative stress symptoms have been measured in six olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars (Casta Cabra, Cornicabra, Frantoio, Ocal, Picual, and Picudo) grown in nutrient solution in a growth chamber pot experiment. Six-month-old plants were transplanted to a sand–perlite culture and irrigated with half-strength Hoagland nutrient solution containing 0 and 200 mm NaCl for 12 weeks. Salinity significantly depressed growth and leaf gas exchange, but to a different degree in each cultivar, Picudo was the cultivar that showed less growth inhibition. The effectiveness of Na+ exclusion mechanism in the roots differed significantly among studied cultivars, working effectively in ‘Ocal’ and ‘Picudo’ and being less efficient in ‘Picual’. Furthermore, ‘Picudo’ showed the ability to maintain the concentration of leaf K+ under the stress condition. ‘Ocal’ accumulated phenolic compounds and did not reduce carotenoid or total thiol concentration under saline stress. Between the cultivars studied, ‘Picudo’ and ‘Ocal’ were the most tolerant.

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Multi-Chemical Profiling of Strawberry as a Traceability Tool to Investigate the Effect of Cultivar and Cultivation Conditions

Foods ◽

10.3390/foods9010096 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 96 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Raúl González-Domínguez ◽

Ana Sayago ◽

Ikram Akhatou ◽

Ángeles Fernández-Recamales

Keyword(s):

Chemical Characterization ◽

Mineral Elements ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Cultivation Conditions ◽

Cultivation System ◽

Chemical Profiling ◽

Multiple Components ◽

Chemical Descriptors ◽

Agronomic Conditions

The chemical composition of foods is tightly regulated by multiple genotypic and agronomic factors, which can thus serve as potential descriptors for traceability and authentication purposes. In the present work, we performed a multi-chemical characterization of strawberry fruits from five varieties (Aromas, Camarosa, Diamante, Medina, and Ventana) grown in two cultivation systems (open/closed soilless systems) during two consecutive campaigns with different climatic conditions (rainfall and temperature). For this purpose, we analyzed multiple components closely related to the sensory and health characteristics of strawberry, including sugars, organic acids, phenolic compounds, and essential and non-essential mineral elements, and various complementary statistical approaches were applied for selecting chemical descriptors of cultivar and agronomic conditions. Anthocyanins, phenolic acids, sucrose, and malic acid were found to be the most discriminant variables among cultivars, while climatic conditions and the cultivation system were behind changes in polyphenol contents. These results thus demonstrate the utility of combining multi-chemical profiling approaches with advanced chemometric tools in food traceability research.

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Bulgarian golden root in vitro cultures for micropropagation and reintroduction

Open Life Sciences ◽

10.2478/s11535-010-0092-3 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 853-863 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Krasimira Tasheva ◽

Georgina Kosturkova

Keyword(s):

Germplasm Conservation ◽

Shoot Formation ◽

Alternative Methods ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Multiplication Rate ◽

In Vitro Techniques ◽

Seedling Explants ◽

Efficient Scheme ◽

Half Strength

AbstractRhodiola rosea is an endangered medicinal plant used for cancer, cardiovascular, and nervous system diseases therapy. Due to its limited distribution and sustainability alternative methods for production of its valuable substances are under investigation. Using in vitro techniques apical and rhizome buds, leaf nodes, stem and radix segments from wild plants and in vitro seedlings were plated on 24 modified Murashige and Skoog (1962) media. Decontamination of plant material was successful only in 21% of the schemes. The best shoot induction was obtained from seedling explants on media containing 2 mg/l zeatin or N6-benzylaminopurine, each. Their reduction stimulated shoot formation in the next passages (multiplication rate up to 5). Efficient rooting was induced on half-strength MS with 2 mg/l Indole-3-butyric acid and stimulated by adding 0.2 mg/l Indolyl-3-acetic acid. Regenerants rooted in perlite, peat, and soil (1:1:2), adapted in greenhouse, and transplanted in the mountains survived (70%) and developed like the wild plants. Salidroside content of these plants after one or two years was high (0.64 and 0.61% in rhizomes and 0.62 and 0.53% in roots, respectively). This is the first established efficient scheme for micropropagation of Bulgarian R. rosea allowing habitats restoration, germplasm conservation, and potential application of biotechnology for production of valuable substances.

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Foodstuffs, Forests, Fields, and Shelter: A Paleoethnobotanical Analysis of Vessel Contents from the Ceren Site, El Salvador

Latin American Antiquity ◽

10.2307/971577 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 247-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

David L. Lentz ◽

Marilyn P. Beaudry-Corbett ◽

Maria Luisa Reyna de Aguilar ◽

Lawrence Kaplan

Keyword(s):

El Salvador ◽

Food Storage ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Potential Contribution ◽

Contextual Data ◽

Plant Parts ◽

Plant Remains ◽

Trading Partners ◽

Ceramic Vessels ◽

Botanical Remains

Botanical remains found in ceramic vessels and other containers at the Cerén site, El Salvador, provide evidence for how plants were used by Classic-period inhabitants. Because of the rapid inundation of ash caused by the eruption of the Loma Caldera volcano sometime around A. D. 590, conditions for the preservation of plant parts at Cerén are superior to most other Mesoamerican sites. Carbonized plant remains, or impressions thereof, recovered from vessels include an assortment of domesticates, cultigens, and wild plants that describe an overall pattern of a highly diversified subsistence base. Although clear statistical associations among vessels, structure types, and plant remains are not evident, the contextual data reveal food storage and other plant-use practices of the site occupants. The apparent abundance of plant-derived products and Mayan trade goods at Cerén suggests the potential contribution made by small farmers as both suppliers to and trading partners with the larger cultural developments in Mesoamerica.

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Optimisation of a Lawsonia inermis L. micropropagation protocol and acclimatization in a hydroponic culture

Glasnik Sumarskog fakulteta ◽

10.2298/gsf2021091m ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 91-96

Author(s):

Marija Markovic ◽

Danijela Djunisijevic-Bojovic ◽

Marijana Milutinovic ◽

Jelena Petrovic

Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

In Vitro Propagation ◽

Hydroponic Culture ◽

Lawsonia Inermis ◽

Cosmetic Industry ◽

Half Strength ◽

High Average Number ◽

Hoagland Nutrient Solution

Lawsonia inermis is an important industrial and medicinal plant, cultivated mostly for dye production which is used in cosmetic industry. The objective of this study was establishing an efficient in vitro propagation system in order to obtain plants that will be acclimatized and grown hydroponically. The effect of different media on in vitro rooting were examined, followed by growing obtained microplants in a hydroponic culture, in a half-strength modified Hoagland nutrient solution. The highest rooting rate (79.2%) was recorded on the half-strength MS media containing 0.50 mg.L-1 IBA, with a high average number of roots (7.4). Those microplants acclimatized well in a hydroponic culture, where very rapid growth was recorded, and well developed roots and shoots were formed. After transplanting plants from hydroponic to soil, the survival rate was 100%. This is the first study reporting an acclimatization procedure in a hydroponic for the henna plant.

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Climate Change Issues and Challenges in the Western Himalaya:Its Impact on the Plant-diversity, Livelihood and Mitigation Strategies

Journal of Non Timber Forest Products ◽

10.54207/bsmps2000-2019-13b60x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 75-80

Author(s):

Kuldeep Singh Dogra ◽

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Sushmita Uniyal ◽

Kumar Ambrish ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Plant Diversity ◽

Western Himalaya ◽

Local Communities ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Himalayan Region ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Impact Of Climate Change ◽

The Impact

Indian Western Himalaya has a rich plant diversity/ bio-resources due to the large variations in the altitude (300 to 6000 ms) and climatic conditions from tropical, temperate to alpine. The paper sheds light on the issues and challenges of climate change in the Western Himalaya; its impact on the plant diversity (wild plants, crops, fruits); loss of plant diversity and livelihood of the local communities; impact on the phenology of plant species; possible mitigation strategies to combat the impact of climate change. The Western Himalayan region has a rich diversity of plant diversity or bio resources. These bio resources (wild plants, crops, fruits) have been used by the local communities in the form of traditional medicines and foods from pre-historic periods or since the settlement of human communities in this region. These communities used these bio-resources as a source of income by their cultivation and selling in the markets. They are also involved in the traditional agriculture and horticulture practices and for that dependent on the climatic conditions (rate of precipitation, temperature, humidity) throughout the year. Hence stable environment conditions a pre requisite for better production and productivity. But in the last 100 years an increased in the temperature on earth brought large variation in the climate of Himalayan region too. The extreme climatic conditions will make Himalayan ecosystem more fragile, less productive and more prone towards disasters or natural calamities. Long term planning is required to understand the impact of climate change in the Western Himalaya along with some new strategies to mitigate its impact.

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The Trilogy of Wild Crops, Traditional Agronomic Practices, and UN-Sustainable Development Goals

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy10050648 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 648 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ajeet Singh ◽

Rama Kant Dubey ◽

Amit Kumar Bundela ◽

Purushothaman C. Abhilash

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Calorie Intake ◽

World Population ◽

Special Issue ◽

Nutritional Security ◽

Agronomic Practices ◽

The World ◽

Food And Nutritional Security

The world population is projected to become 10 billion by the end of this century. This growing population exerts tremendous pressure on our finite food resources. Unfortunately, the lion-share of the global calorie intake is reliant upon a handful of plant species like rice, wheat, maize, soybean and potato. Therefore, it is the need of the hour to expand our dietary reliance to nutritionally rich but neglected, underutilized and yet-to-be-used wild plants. Many wild plants are also having ethnomedicinal and biocultural significance. Owing to their ecosystem plasticity, they are adapted to diverse habitats including marginal, degraded and other disturbed soil systems. Due to these resilient attributes, they can be considered for large-scale cultivation. However, proper biotechnological interventions are important for (i) removing the negative traits (e.g., low yield, slow growth, antinutritional factors, etc.), (ii) improving the positive traits (e.g., nutritional quality, stress tolerance, etc.), as well as (iii) standardizing the mass multiplication and cultivation strategies of such species for various agro-climatic regions. Besides, learning the biocultural knowledge and traditional cultivation practices employed by the local people is also crucial for their exploitation. The Special Issue “Wild Crop Relatives and Associated Biocultural and Traditional Agronomic Practices for Food and Nutritional Security” was intended to showcase the potential wild crop varieties of nutritional significance and associated biocultural knowledge from the diverse agroecological regions of the world and also to formulate suitable policy frameworks for food and nutritional security. The novel recommendations brought by this Special Issue would serve as a stepping stone for utilizing wild and neglected crops as a supplemental food. Nevertheless, long-term cultivation trials under various agro-climatic conditions are utmost important for unlocking the real potential of these species.

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Evaluation of mineral elements and ascorbic acid contents in fruits of some wild plants

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition ◽

10.1007/bf02194083 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 151-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Ighodalo C. Eromosele ◽

Catherine O. Eromosele ◽

Daniel M. Kuzhkuzha

Keyword(s):

Ascorbic Acid ◽

Mineral Elements ◽

Wild Plants

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Composition of mineral elements in the yield of one-species sows of perennial grasses and their mixtures

Scientific Messenger of LNU of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology ◽

10.15421/nvlvet7431 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (74) ◽

Author(s):

I. V. Vyhovsky

Keyword(s):

Medicago Sativa ◽

Mineral Content ◽

Lolium Multiflorum ◽

Lotus Corniculatus ◽

Mineral Elements ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Perennial Grasses ◽

Potassium Fertilizer ◽

High Productivity ◽

Effective Use

Currently, one of the least expensive options for renewing eroded soils is the sowing of grasses for the production of cheap quality fodder adapted with updated soil and climatic conditions. Analysis presented in the paper shows that one of the main conditions for balanced feeding of cows is to provide sufficient level of mineral elements with feeds. This guarantees not only high productivity and quality, but also effective use of meadow grass stands. On the basis of the studies carried out, it is determined that a sufficient number of mineral elements are present in the feed on the variants of the experiment, where a mixture of Medicago sativa alfalfa crop, Lotus corniculatus lyadvenets Horned was sown. It has been established that leguminous grasses with phosphorus-potassium fertilizer positively influence some indicators of the composition of mineral elements in the forage of one-species perennial crops and their mixtures. The grass-legume mixture contained the following herbs: Medicago sativa alfalfa crop, Lotus corniculatus lyadvenets Horned, Bromus rump beardless inermis, and Lolium multiflorum with the fertilizer N60P60K90. The mineral content of the fertilizer provides the grass-legume mixture with enough phosphorus (0.43%), potassium (2.70%), calcium (0.39%), magnesium (0.20%) and sodium (0.13%)

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Functional food as a way to improve nutrition and develop tourism

Ekonomija teorija i praksa ◽

10.5937/etp2003001f ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Jelena Filipović ◽

Milenko Košutić ◽

Vladimir Filipović ◽

Dragan Ivanišević ◽

Vesna Vujačić

Keyword(s):

Fatty Acids ◽

Functional Food ◽

Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽

New Product ◽

Mineral Elements ◽

Nutrition And Health ◽

Technological Processes ◽

Key Factor ◽

Food Nutrition ◽

Corn Flakes

The aim of this paper is to describe the characteristics of functional products based on cereals and their consumption in the market and tourism, in order to achieve the correlation between food, nutrition and health. All this serves the purpose of building the concept of functional food. This paper presents various technological processes utilized to obtain functional products based on cereals, such as pasta, bread and corn flakes enriched with nutrients (unsaturated fatty acids, mineral elements), probiotics and antioxidants. This paper presents the characteristics of new cereal functional products and different ways to list ingredients. Special emphasis is put on customer reception in the market as a key factor for the successful positioning of a new product.

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