scholarly journals Phytochemical Responses to Salt Stress in Red and Green Baby Leaf Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Varieties Grown in a Floating Hydroponic Module

Separations ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Giandomenico Corrado ◽  
Paola Vitaglione ◽  
Maria Giordano ◽  
Giampaolo Raimondi ◽  
Francesco Napolitano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Lactuca Sativa ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Response Models ◽  
Lactuca Sativa L ◽  
Harvest Strategy ◽  
Leaf Lettuce ◽  
Full Factorial

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is one of the most popular leafy vegetables, appreciated globally as a low-calorie food with bioactive compounds. The application of a low dose of abiotic stress is considered a sustainable pre-harvest strategy to modify the nutraceutical value of horticultural products. In this work, we explored the response of two differently colored (red or green) baby leaf lettuce varieties to four NaCl concentrations in the nutrient solution (from 1 to 30 mM), using a full factorial design. We focused on leaf morphological parameters and possible phytochemical enhancement of the main polyphenols and anthocyanins, analyzed by LC-MS. The response to low-to-moderate salt stress exposure was affected mainly by salt concentration for leaf traits or by the cultivar for leaf color, with very limited factors’ interactions. Multivariate analysis indicated a predominant role of the genotypic factor in shaping differences in the two weeks growing cycle for baby leaf lettuce. Phytochemically, different dose–response models to sub-optimal saline conditions may be applied to the various compounds. A significant hormetic stimulation was present only for cyanidin-malonyl glucoside, the main anthocyanin present in the red cultivar.

scholarly journals Alleviation of Salt Stress by Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in Hydroponic Leaf Lettuce

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Moncada ◽  
Filippo Vetrano ◽  
Alessandro Miceli
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Mineral Nutrient ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Growth Promoting ◽  
Leaf Lettuce ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Nutrient Solutions

Mediterranean areas with intensive agriculture are characterized by high salinity of groundwater. The use of this water in hydroponic cultivations can lead to nutrient solutions with an electrical conductivity that overcomes the tolerance threshold of many vegetable species. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) were shown to minimize salt stress on several vegetable crops but the studies on the application of PGPR on leafy vegetables grown in hydroponics are rather limited and have not been used under salt stress conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the use of plant growth-promoting bacteria to increase the salt tolerance of leaf lettuce grown in autumn and spring in a floating system, by adding a bacterial biostimulant (1.5 g L−1 of TNC BactorrS13 a commercial biostimulant containing 1.3 × 108 CFU g−1 of Bacillus spp.) to mineral nutrient solutions (MNS) with two salinity levels (0 and 20 mM NaCl). Leaf lettuce plants showed a significant reduction of growth and yield under salt stress, determined by the reduction of biomass, leaf number, and leaf area. Plants showed to be more tolerant to salinity in autumn than in spring. The inhibition of lettuce plant growth due to salt stress was significantly alleviated by the addition of the bacterial biostimulant to the MNS, which had a positive effect on plant growth and fresh and dry biomass accumulation of the unstressed lettuce in both cultivation seasons, and maintained this positive effect in brackish MNS, with similar or even significantly higher values of morphologic, physiologic, and yield parameters than those recorded in control unstressed plants.

Protective Effect of Purple Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Aqueous Extract on Physiological Quality of Lettuce Seedlings Subject to Salt Stress

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Cristiane Deuner ◽  
Carolina Borges ◽  
César Castellanos ◽  
Sidnei Deuner ◽  
Francisco Villela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Aqueous Extract ◽  
Lactuca Sativa ◽  
Lactuca Sativa L ◽  
Physiological Quality

Differential Probing Response of Serpentine Leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess), on Cos Lettuce

1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregg S. Nuessly ◽  
Russell T. Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Lactuca Sativa ◽  
Leaf Surface ◽  
The Other ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Liriomyza Trifolii ◽  
Romaine Lettuce ◽  
Lactuca Sativa L ◽  
Leaf Mining ◽  
Choice Tests ◽  
Serpentine Leafminer

Leaf mining damage by serpentine leafminers, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), is a major problem of many leafy vegetables especially lettuce. A hierarchy of leaf probing preference by L. trifolii on romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars ‘Floricos 83’ (FC), ‘Parris Island Cos’ (PI), ‘Tall Guzmaine’ (TG), and ‘Valmaine’ (VL) was determined. Based on stipple counts (puncture wounds in the leaf surface), L. trifolii preferred TG by an experiment-wide average of 3:1 over the other cultivars. In choice tests where L. trifolii were able to select their preferred cultivar, TG was preferred 2.2:1 to 5.5:1 over the over varieties. On 12-leaf stage TG plants, eight female flies produced means ± SEM of 664.2 ± 165.8, 1,581.8 ± 333.8, and 2,084.5 ± 242.6 stipples per plant after 24, 48, and 72 h exposures, respectively. Preference for TG was maintained in no-choice tests where TG was preferred 1.8:1 to 2.6:1 over the other cultivars. Stipple counts on FC, PI, and VL did not vary significantly between choice and no-choice tests, but nearly twice as many stipples per plant were found on TG in choice than in no-choice tests. More probing occurred on all cultivars on the youngest fully expanded leaves in the middle of the plants than on leaves toward the bottom or top of the plants. Preference for these middle leaves was more pronounced on TG than on the other cultivars. The differences in stipple rates followed the pedigrees of the cultivars tested. The character(s) preferred by L. trifolii were apparently introduced into the lineage with a cross to ‘Paris White.’

Effect of Water Jet Cutting and Moderate Heat Treatment on Quality of Fresh-Cut Red Oak Leaf Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa)

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 3478-3492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Wulfkuehler ◽  
Sabrina Stark ◽  
Johann Dietz ◽  
Herbert Schmidt ◽  
Agnes Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Lactuca Sativa ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Effect Of Water ◽  
Lactuca Sativa L ◽  
Water Jet Cutting ◽  
Fresh Cut ◽  
Leaf Lettuce ◽  
Oak Leaf Lettuce

scholarly journals Nutrients content and yield in selected cultivars of leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa)

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Koudela ◽  
K. Petříková
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Lactuca Sativa ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Lactuca Sativa L ◽  
Leaf Lettuce

Five cultivars of leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa) – Bergamo, Dubáček, Frisby, Lollo Rossa and Redin – were evaluated in two-year experiments carried out at the Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice (Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno). Experiments were conducted in two trial years, 1998 and 1999; the lettuce was cultivated in three seasons: spring, summer and autumn. After the harvest, contents of following nutrients were evaluated: vitamin C, minerals (K, Na, Ca, Mg), fibre, dry matter and nitrates. The weight of leaf rosette was also recorded. The contents of selected substances and weights of leaf rosette were ranged as follows: vitamin C (65 to 302 mg/kg), potassium (2,394 to 6,477 mg/kg), sodium (39 to 223 mg/kg), calcium (200 to 755 mg/kg), magnesium (110 to 413 mg/kg), fibre (4.98 to 12.22 g/kg), dry matter (59 to 140 g/kg), nitrates (293 to 3,817 mg/kg) and the weight of leaf rosette (164 to 502 g). A significant influence of cultivar was found in the case of K, Na, and Ca content, as well as in dry matter and weight of leaf rosette. The growing season affected significantly all the evaluated substances, except for fibre. The year of cultivation affected all the evaluated parameters but Ca. It appears from the results that the contents of monitored substances were significantly influenced by cultivar as well as by growing season and year.

Genetic variation and phylogenetic relationship among different leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) varieties in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Meng Lu ◽  
Xin-Fu Bai ◽  
Shi-Lin Zheng ◽  
Yong-Chul Park ◽  
Yan-Lin Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationship ◽  
Lactuca Sativa ◽  
Lactuca Sativa L ◽  
Leaf Lettuce
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document