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Cho E, Gurdon C, Zhao R, Peng H, Poulev A, Raskin I, Simko I. Phytochemical and Agronomic Characterization of High-Flavonoid Lettuce Lines Grown under Field Conditions. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3467. [PMID: 37836207 PMCID: PMC10574981 DOI: 10.3390/plants12193467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Flavonoids are antioxidant phytochemicals that confer a beneficial effect on human health. We have previously developed and characterized eight lettuce (Latuca sativa L.) lines that accumulated high levels of diverse flavonoids and their precursors in controlled environment conditions. Three Rutgers Scarlet lettuce (RSL) lines selected in tissue culture for deep-red color (RSL-NAR, RSL-NBR, RSL-NFR) accumulate anthocyanins and quercetin, three lines identified in a chemically mutagenized red lettuce population accumulate kaempferol (KfoA and KfoB) or naringenin chalcone (Nco), and two lines that were spontaneous green mutants derived from the red line RSL-NAR (GSL, GSL-DG) accumulate quercetin. These eight lines were field-grown in the Salinas Valley of California for four years together with seven control accessions of varying colors (light green, dark green, red, and dark red). At market maturity, a substantial variation in plant composition was observed, but the three RSL lines consistently accumulated high levels of cyanidin, GSL and GSL-DG accumulated the highest levels of quercetin, KfoA and KfoB accumulated kaempferol, and Nco amassed naringenin chalcone, confirming that these mutant lines produce high levels of beneficial phytochemicals under field conditions. Mutant lines and control accessions were also assessed for their biomass production (plant weight, height, and width), overall content of pigments (leaf chlorophyll and anthocyanins), resistance to diseases (downy mildew, lettuce drop, and Impatiens necrotic spot virus), postharvest quality of processed tissue (deterioration and enzymatic discoloration), and composition of 23 mineral elements. All but one mutant line had a fresh plant weight at harvest comparable to commercial leaf cultivars; only Nco plants were significantly (p < 0.05) smaller. Therefore, except for Nco, the new, flavonoid hyperaccumulating lines can be considered for field cultivation.
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- Eunjin Cho
- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA; (E.C.); (C.G.); (A.P.); (I.R.)
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA; (E.C.); (C.G.); (A.P.); (I.R.)
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- Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Salinas, CA 93905, USA;
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- Everglades Research and Education Center–Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL 33430, USA;
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA; (E.C.); (C.G.); (A.P.); (I.R.)
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA; (E.C.); (C.G.); (A.P.); (I.R.)
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- Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Salinas, CA 93905, USA;
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Stojanović M, Savić S, Delcourt A, Hilbert JL, Hance P, Dragišić Maksimović J, Maksimović V. Phenolics and Sesquiterpene Lactones Profile of Red and Green Lettuce: Combined Effect of Cultivar, Microbiological Fertiliser, and Season. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:2616. [PMID: 37514230 PMCID: PMC10383302 DOI: 10.3390/plants12142616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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The main goal of our study was to find an optimal combination of tested factors to achieve lettuce rich in bioactive compounds sustaining its pleasant taste. We examined three red and three green cultivars in a greenhouse using two microbiological fertilisers (EM Aktiv and Vital Tricho), and their combination. Plants were grown in three consecutive growing seasons (autumn, winter, and spring). Lactones accumulated in autumn, whereas phenolics' concentration rose during winter. Red cultivars showed higher phenolics and lactone content, where chicoric acid and luteolin-7-glucoside were the most abundant in the 'Gaugin' winter trial. Lactucopicrin was the predominant lactone among tested cultivars with the highest value in the red cultivar 'Carmesi'. Solely applicated, the fertiliser EM Aktiv and Vital Tricho led to significantly higher phenolic acid and dihydrolactucopicrin content, while combined, there were notably increased levels of all detected lactones. Application of single fertilisers had no effect on flavonoid content, while the combination even reduced it. A sensory analysis showed a negative correlation between overall taste and total sesquiterpene lactones, lactucopicrin, caffeoylmalic, and chlorogenic acid, indicating a less bitter taste with decreasing content of these compounds. Our findings indicate that the cultivar, fertiliser, and growing season jointly affected all of the tested parameters, highlighting the differences in the application of EM Aktiv, Vital Tricho, and their combination.
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- Milica Stojanović
- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Vegetable Crops, Karađorđeva 71, 11420 Smederevska Palanka, Serbia
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- ICV-Institut Charles Viollette, UMRT 1158 BioEcoAgro, Univ. Lille, INRAE, Univ. Liège, Univ. Picardie Jules-Verne, YNCREA, Univ. Artois, Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, F-59000 Lille, France
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- ICV-Institut Charles Viollette, UMRT 1158 BioEcoAgro, Univ. Lille, INRAE, Univ. Liège, Univ. Picardie Jules-Verne, YNCREA, Univ. Artois, Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, F-59000 Lille, France
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- ICV-Institut Charles Viollette, UMRT 1158 BioEcoAgro, Univ. Lille, INRAE, Univ. Liège, Univ. Picardie Jules-Verne, YNCREA, Univ. Artois, Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, F-59000 Lille, France
- Joint Laboratory University of Lille-Florimond-Desprez CHIC41Health, F-59655 Villeuneve d'Ascq, France
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia
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Yang X, Hu J, Wang Z, Huang T, Xiang Y, Zhang L, Peng J, Tomas-Barberan FA, Yang Q. Pre-harvest Nitrogen Limitation and Continuous Lighting Improve the Quality and Flavor of Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) under Hydroponic Conditions in Greenhouse. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:710-720. [PMID: 36574360 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Short-term nitrogen limitation and continuous lighting (red/blue = 3:1) were applied individually and in combination to butterhead and red oak leaf lettuce for 1, 2, or 3 days before harvest to assess their effects on improving the nutritional value and sweet taste and reducing nitrate content and bitterness of lettuce. The results suggested that a 3-day nitrogen limitation combined with continuous lighting reduced the lettuce content of nitrate and sesquiterpene lactones and improved the quantities of soluble sugar, soluble protein, anthocyanins, and phenolic compounds without reducing the fresh weight of lettuce. In addition, in vitro simulated digestion results suggested that the 3-day nitrogen limitation combined with continuous lighting significantly improved the sweetness and reduced the bitterness of lettuce compared to the control. In conclusion, nitrogen limitation combined with continuous lighting for 3 days before harvest effectively enhanced the quality and taste of lettuce, showing great potential for its use in hydroponic lettuce production.
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- Xiao Yang
- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IUA-CAAS), Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IUA-CAAS), Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IUA-CAAS), Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IUA-CAAS), Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-resource and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IUA-CAAS), Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IUA-CAAS), Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu 610213, China
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- Centre for Applied Biology and Soil Science of Segura, Spanish National Research Council (CEBAS-CSIC), Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IUA-CAAS), Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu 610213, China
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Souza ASND, Schmidt HDO, Pagno C, Rodrigues E, Silva MASD, Flôres SH, Rios ADO. Influence of cultivar and season on carotenoids and phenolic compounds from red lettuce influence of cultivar and season on lettuce. Food Res Int 2022; 155:111110. [PMID: 35400402 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This paper presents complete HPLC profiles and MS spectrometric data of bioactive compounds from four cultivars of red lettuce produced in winter and summer and their antioxidant capacity. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, where red curly lettuce was cultivated: Mila, Maira, Carmin and Scarlet. The cultivar and season have not influenced the qualitative profile of carotenoids (CAR) and phenolic compounds (PC) of red lettuce. Instead, the season influenced the concentration of these components in all cultivars. The levels of phenolic compounds were significantly higher in winter, while the levels of carotenoids were higher in summer. Ten anthocyanins were identified (cyanidins and delphinidins). The main carotenoid found was the all-trans-β-carotene (45-48%), followed by lutein (13-20%) and zeaxanthin (11-15%). Major phenolic compounds include 5-caffeoylquinic acid, rutin and amentoflavone. Red lettuce cultivars have their main bioactive compounds described and compared within the variety and within the growing season. Different season and different lettuce cultivars may differ in the content of their bioactive compounds and in their antioxidant capacity.
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- Alex Sandra Nascimento de Souza
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenue Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43.212, Campus do Vale, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91501-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenue Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43.212, Campus do Vale, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91501-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenue Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43.212, Campus do Vale, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91501-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenue Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43.212, Campus do Vale, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91501-970, Brazil
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- Department of Horticulture and Forestry, Agronomy University of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenue Bento Gonçalves, 7712, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 9154-000, Brazil
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenue Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43.212, Campus do Vale, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91501-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenue Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43.212, Campus do Vale, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91501-970, Brazil.
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Phenolic Compounds Content Evaluation of Lettuce Grown under Short-Term Preharvest Daytime or Nighttime Supplemental LEDs. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11091123. [PMID: 35567124 PMCID: PMC9105848 DOI: 10.3390/plants11091123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The study aimed to determine the changes in phenolic compounds content in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. cv. Little Gem) depending on the preharvest short-term daytime or nighttime supplemental light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to high-pressure sodium lamps (HPS) lighting in a greenhouse during autumn and spring cultivation. Plants were grown in a greenhouse under HPS supplemented with 400 nm, 455 nm, 530 nm, 455 + 530 nm or 660 nm LEDs light for 4 h five days before harvest. Two experiments (EXP) were performed: EXP1—HPS, and LEDs treatment during daytime 6 PM–10 PM, and EXP2—LEDs treatment at nighttime during 10 AM–2 PM. LEDs’ photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) was 50 and HPS—90 ± 10 µmol m−2 s−1. The most pronounced positive effect on total phenolic compounds revealed supplemental 400 and 455 + 530 nm LEDs lighting, except its application during the daytime at spring cultivation, when all supplemental LEDs light had no impact on phenolics content variation. Supplemental 400 nm LEDs applied in the daytime increased chlorogenic acid during spring and chicoric acid during autumn cultivation. 400 nm LEDs used in nighttime enhanced chlorogenic acid accumulation and rutin during autumn. Chicoric and chlorogenic acid significantly increased under supplemental 455 + 530 nm LEDs applied at daytime in autumn and used at nighttime—in spring. Supplemental LEDs application in the nighttime resulted in higher phenolic compounds content during spring cultivation and the daytime during autumn cultivation.
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Navarro A, Nicastro N, Costa C, Pentangelo A, Cardarelli M, Ortenzi L, Pallottino F, Cardi T, Pane C. Sorting biotic and abiotic stresses on wild rocket by leaf-image hyperspectral data mining with an artificial intelligence model. PLANT METHODS 2022; 18:45. [PMID: 35366940 PMCID: PMC8977030 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-022-00880-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Wild rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) is prone to soil-borne stresses under intensive cultivation systems devoted to ready-to-eat salad chain, increasing needs for external inputs. Early detection of the abiotic and biotic stresses by using digital reflectance-based probes may allow optimization and enhance performances of the mitigation strategies. METHODS Hyperspectral image analysis was applied to D. tenuifolia potted plants subjected, in a greenhouse experiment, to five treatments for one week: a control treatment watered to 100% water holding capacity, two biotic stresses: Fusarium wilting and Rhizoctonia rotting, and two abiotic stresses: water deficit and salinity. Leaf hyperspectral fingerprints were submitted to an artificial intelligence pipeline for training and validating image-based classification models able to work in the stress range. Spectral investigation was corroborated by pertaining physiological parameters. RESULTS Water status was mainly affected by water deficit treatment, followed by fungal diseases, while salinity did not change water relations of wild rocket plants compared to control treatment. Biotic stresses triggered discoloration in plants just in a week after application of the treatments, as evidenced by the colour space coordinates and pigment contents values. Some vegetation indices, calculated on the bases of the reflectance data, targeted on plant vitality and chlorophyll content, healthiness, and carotenoid content, agreed with the patterns of variations observed for the physiological parameters. Artificial neural network helped selection of VIS (492-504, 540-568 and 712-720 nm) and NIR (855, 900-908 and 970 nm) bands, whose read reflectance contributed to discriminate stresses by imaging. CONCLUSIONS This study provided significative spectral information linked to the assessed stresses, allowing the identification of narrowed spectral regions and single wavelengths due to changes in photosynthetically active pigments and in water status revealing the etiological cause.
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- Alejandra Navarro
- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Via Cavalleggeri 25, 84098, Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Via Cavalleggeri 25, 84098, Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria (CREA) - Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015, Monterotondo, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Via Cavalleggeri 25, 84098, Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Via Cavalleggeri 25, 84098, Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria (CREA) - Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015, Monterotondo, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria (CREA) - Centro di Ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni Agroalimentari, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015, Monterotondo, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Via Cavalleggeri 25, 84098, Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Via Cavalleggeri 25, 84098, Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
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Shi R, Tao L, Tu X, Zhang C, Xiong Z, Rami Horowitz A, Asher JB, He J, Hu F. Metabolite Profiling and Transcriptome Analyses Provide Insight Into Phenolic and Flavonoid Biosynthesis in the Nutshell of Macadamia Ternifolia. Front Genet 2022; 12:809986. [PMID: 35265099 PMCID: PMC8899216 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.809986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Macadamia ternifolia is a dynamic oil-producing nut crop in the world. However, the nutshell is frequently considered as a low-quality material. Further, its metabolic profile is still uncharacterized. In order to explore the industrial significance of the nutshell, this study performed metabolic and transcriptomic analyses at various developmental stages of the nutshell. The qualitative and quantitative metabolic data analysis identified 596 metabolic substances including several species of phenolic acids, flavonoids, lipids, organic acids, amino acids and derivatives, nucleotides and derivatives, alkaloids, lignans, coumarins, terpenoids, tannins, and others. However, phenolic acids and flavonoids were predominant, and their abundance levels were significantly altered across various developmental stages of the nutshell. Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed that the expression patterns of phenolic acid and flavonoid pathway related genes were significantly changed during the nutshell growth. In particular, the expression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, C4H, 4CL, CHS, CHI, F3H, and FLS had dynamic differences at the various developmental stages of the nutshell. Our integrative metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses identified the key metabolic substances and their abundance levels. We further discussed the regulatory mechanism of phenolic and flavonoid biosynthesis in the nutshell of M. ternifolia. Our results provide new insights into the biological profiles of the nutshell of M. ternifolia and help to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of phenolic and flavonoid biosynthesis in the nutshell of M. ternifolia.
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- Rui Shi
- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, International Ecological Foresty Research Center of Kunming, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Province for Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Tropical Horticultural Products, South Subtropical Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Zhanjiang, China
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- Office of Academic Affairs, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, China
- *Correspondence: Chunsheng Zhang, ; Jun He, ; Faguang Hu,
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- Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, International Ecological Foresty Research Center of Kunming, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Dryland, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel
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- French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Dryland, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Chunsheng Zhang, ; Jun He, ; Faguang Hu,
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- Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Cash Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Baoshan, China
- *Correspondence: Chunsheng Zhang, ; Jun He, ; Faguang Hu,
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Effect of Shade on Agro-Morphological Parameters and Weed Flora of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Cultivation in the Semiarid Zone of Eastern Morocco. ScientificWorldJournal 2022; 2022:9954404. [PMID: 35210978 PMCID: PMC8863496 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9954404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Saffron (Crocus sativus) has been an important medicinal plant since ancient times. This study aimed to seek the optimal light intensity for saffron growth by quantifying the effects of different shade levels on yield, vegetative growth, and weed development in the eastern region of Morocco. The plants were grown for 24 months in full sun (control) and 30%, 50%, and 70% shade. Overall, the results showed that shade positively affected the yield and vegetative growth parameters of saffron plants, with the highest yield (0.61 g/m2) and number of leaves (105 leaves/tuft) recorded when the plants were exposed to light shade (30%). The color of the leaves under the 70% shade levels was dark green. The results from the underground part showed that shade is positively correlated with the weight and diameter of daughter corms where the 70% shade recorded the highest values of weight (65 g) and percentage of large diameter corms (39%). As for weed density, this parameter was significantly affected by shade. The lowest weed density was recorded for the 70% shade treatment. In conclusion, 30% shade is suggested as optimal light irradiation for saffron cultivation.
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Yang X, Gil MI, Yang Q, Tomás-Barberán FA. Bioactive compounds in lettuce: Highlighting the benefits to human health and impacts of preharvest and postharvest practices. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:4-45. [PMID: 34935264 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Lettuce is one of the most commonly consumed leafy vegetables worldwide and is available throughout the entire year. Lettuce is also a significant source of natural phytochemicals. These compounds, including glycosylated flavonoids, phenolic acids, carotenoids, the vitamin B groups, ascorbic acid, tocopherols, and sesquiterpene lactones, are essential nutritional bioactive compounds. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the composition of health-promoting compounds in different types of lettuce, the potential health benefits of lettuce in reducing the risks of chronic diseases, and the effect of preharvest and postharvest practices on the biosynthesis and accumulation of health-promoting compounds in lettuce.
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- Xiao Yang
- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IUA-CAAS), Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu, China
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- Centre for Applied Biology and Soil Science of Segura, Spanish National Research Council (CEBAS-CSIC), Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IUA-CAAS), Chengdu National Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu, China
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- Centre for Applied Biology and Soil Science of Segura, Spanish National Research Council (CEBAS-CSIC), Murcia, Spain
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Effect of Light Characteristics on the Sensory Properties of Red Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa). Foods 2021; 10:foods10112660. [PMID: 34828940 PMCID: PMC8625271 DOI: 10.3390/foods10112660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Leafy green production in high tunnels (HTs) results in increased yields, improved visual quality, and extended production with polyethylene (poly) film and/or shade cloth coverings. However, altering visible and ultra-violet light with HT coverings may reduce phytochemicals, thus influencing plant pigmentation and taste. The objective of this study was to examine various HT coverings on the sensory perceptions, soil temperature, color, and anthocyanin accumulation of red leaf lettuce. The coverings included standard poly, standard poly with removal two weeks prior to harvest (movable), diffuse poly, clear poly, UV-A/B blocking poly (block), standard poly with 55% shade cloth, and the open field. A highly trained descriptive panel evaluated the samples using a scale from 0 (none) to 15 (extremely high) and determined a list of 20 sensory attributes. The color intensity attribute had the most differentiation between coverings, and the open field was higher (i.e., darker) than the others at 7.5 (p < 0.0001), followed by clear and movable coverings at 6.8, and the shade covering scored a 2. Strong relationships existed between both colorimetric (hue°) and anthocyanin analysis to panelist-based scores (R2 = 0.847 and 0.640, respectively). The initial crispness was similar for movable, standard, diffuse, and block coverings at 5.3 on average, which was higher than the open field at 4 (p < 0.01). The open field lettuce grew under cooler soil temperatures, which may have slowed down maturation and resulted in softer tissue. Based on this study, HT growers can implement specific coverings to cater to markets that value visual quality.
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Estimation of Glucosinolates and Anthocyanins in Kale Leaves Grown in a Plant Factory Using Spectral Reflectance. HORTICULTURAE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7030056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The spectral reflectance technique for the quantification of the functional components was applied in different studies for different crops, but related research on kale leaves is limited. This study was conducted to estimate the glucosinolate and anthocyanin components of kale leaves cultivated in a plant factory based on diffuse reflectance spectroscopy through regression methods. Kale was grown in a plant factory under different treatments. After specific periods of transplantation, leaf samples were collected, and reflectance spectra were measured immediately from nine different points on each leaf. The same leaf samples were freeze-dried and stored for analysis of the functional components. Regression procedures, such as principal component regression (PCR), partial least squares regression (PLSR), and stepwise multiple linear regression (SMLR), were applied to relate the functional components with the spectral data. In the laboratory analysis, progoitrin and glucobrassicin, as well as cyanidin and malvidin, were found to be dominating components in glucosinolates and anthocyanins, respectively. From the overall analysis, the SMLR model showed better performance, and the identified wavelengths for estimating the glucosinolates and anthocyanins were in the early near-infrared (NIR) region. Specifically, reflectance at 742, 761, 787, 796, 805, 833, 855, 932, 947, and 1000 nm showed a strong correlation.
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Zhou W, Liang X, Li K, Dai P, Li J, Liang B, Sun C, Lin X. Metabolomics analysis reveals potential mechanisms of phenolic accumulation in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) induced by low nitrogen supply. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 158:446-453. [PMID: 33250325 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The roles of nitrogen availability in determining the phenolic accumulation of vegetables have been widely studied, but the underlying mechanism involved remains unknown. Thus, primary and secondary metabolites profiling of lettuce leaves were performed using non-targeted metabolomics analysis. The results showed that carbon metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and phenolic biosynthesis metabolism in lettuce were significantly affected by low nitrogen supply (LN). The phenolic content was significantly increased in LN-treated lettuce, indicating that the activated phenolic biosynthesis was triggered by the LN treatment. The reduced citrate cycle and enhanced glucose and sucrose content suggested there is a relative excess of carbon resources in LN-treated lettuce. In addition, the decreased nitrogen-rich amino acids (glutamine and aspartate acid) and the maintained phenylalanine content indicated the redirection of nitrogen resources to phenylalanine biosynthesis. Meanwhile, no significant changes of chlorophyll content were observed in LN-treated lettuce leaves. The LN-treated lettuce showed lower glutamine synthetase activity but higher glutamate synthase activity compared to control. These findings together suggest that LN treatment may increase the phenolic accumulation in lettuce by effectively redirecting more carbon and nitrogen resources to the phenolic biosynthesis pathway.
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- Weiwei Zhou
- College of Resource and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Applied Engineering, Zhejiang Economic and Trade Polytechnic, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Resource and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- College of Resource and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Subtropical Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Subtropical Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Zhou W, Liang X, Zhang Y, Dai P, Liang B, Li J, Sun C, Lin X. Role of sucrose in modulating the low-nitrogen-induced accumulation of phenolic compounds in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2020; 100:5412-5421. [PMID: 32562270 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Phenolic compounds are phytochemicals present in vegetables which contribute to human health. Although nitrogen deficiency and sucrose (Suc) are linked to phenolic production in vegetables, the relationship between them in the regulation of phenolic biosynthesis remains unknown. This study investigated the potential role of Suc in regulating phenolic biosynthesis of lettuce under low-nitrogen (LN) conditions. RESULTS Our results showed that LN treatment significantly increased Suc content in lettuce by inducing rapid increases in activities of sucrose synthesis-related enzymes. Exogenous Suc further stimulated LN-induced phenolic accumulation in lettuce by upregulating the expression of genes (PAL, CHS, F3H, DFR, F35H and UFGT) involved in phenolic biosynthesis. The opposite effects were true for exogenous 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU) application. No changes were observed in chlorophyll content in LN-treated lettuce, in either the presence or absence of Suc application. Notably, exogenous DCMU resulted in decreases of maximum quantum efficiency of photosystem II (PSII) photochemistry, actual efficiency of PSII and electron transport rate in PSII and increase of quantum yield of non-regulated energy dissipation in PSII in lettuce under LN conditions, whereas these effects were reversed on Suc application. Exogenous Suc also increased glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase activities in LN-treated lettuce. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that Suc is involved in LN-induced phenolic production in lettuce by enhancing photosynthetic and nitrogen assimilation efficiency to increase the supply of carbon resources and precursors for phenolic biosynthesis. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Weiwei Zhou
- College of Resource and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Applied Engineering, Zhejiang Economic and Trade Polytechnic, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Resource and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Resource and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Subtropical Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Subtropical Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Assefa AD, Choi S, Lee JE, Sung JS, Hur OS, Ro NY, Lee HS, Jang SW, Rhee JH. Identification and quantification of selected metabolites in differently pigmented leaves of lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars harvested at mature and bolting stages. BMC Chem 2019; 13:56. [PMID: 31384804 PMCID: PMC6661726 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-019-0570-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Identification and screening of cultivars rich in bioactive phytoconstituents can be potentially useful to make nutrient-dense dishes and in medicinal formulations. In this study, we have identified, characterized and quantified caffeoylquinic acids, dicaffeoylquinic acid, dicaffeoyltartaric acid, kaempferol conjugates, quercetin malonylglucoside, sesquiterpene lactones, and cyanidin in 22 lettuce cultivars at mature and bolting stages using UPLC-PDA-Q-TOF-HDMS, UPLC, and HPLC. RESULTS The composition and contents of the studied metabolites and antioxidant activity varied significantly and depend on leaf color, cultivar type and stage of maturity. The main phenolic acid components of lettuce were quinic and tartaric acid derivatives, whereas kaempferol derivatives were the dominant flavonoids. The sum of the content of phenolic acids ranged from 18.3 to 54.6 mg/100 g DW and 15.5 to 54.6 mg/100 g DW, whereas the sum of the contents of flavonoids ranged from 9.2 to 25.9 mg/100 g DW and 14.9 to 83.0 mg/100 g DW in mature and bolting stage cultivars, respectively. The content of cyanidin, lactucin, lactucopicrin, and ABTS radical antioxidant activity were in the range of 0.3 to 9.7 (mature stage) and 0.5 to 10.2 mg/g DW (bolting stage), 1.8 to 41.9 (mature stage) and 9.7 to 213.0 (bolting stage) µg/g DW, 9.9 to 344.8 (mature stage) and 169.2 to 3888.2 (bolting stage) µg/g DW, and 12.1 to 29.0 (mature stage) and 15.7 to 30.3 (bolting stage) mg TE/g DW, respectively. The principal component analysis (PCA) showed that the green and red pigmented lettuce cultivars were grouped to the negative and positive sides of PC1, respectively, while the green/red pigmented cultivars were distributed throughout the four quadrants of the PCA plots with no prominent grouping. The loading plot showed that phenolic acids, flavonoids, and cyanidin are the most potent contributors to the radical scavenging activity of lettuce extracts. CONCLUSIONS Lettuce at the bolting stage accumulate relatively high amount of sesquiterpene lactones (SLs), quercetin malonylglucoside (QMG), methylkaempferol glucuronide (MKGR), kaempferol malonylglucoside (KMG), and 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid (3-CQA) compared to the mature stage. Higher amount of phytoconstituents were found to be accumulated in the red pigmented lettuce leaves compared to the green lettuce leaves. In addition, the contents of most of the metabolites in lettuce seem to increase with age of the leaves. The presence of the two bitter SLs, lactucin and lactucopicrin, in significantly high amount in lettuce leaves at bolting stage could diminish consumer acceptance. However, alternatively, these leaves could be utilized by nutraceutical companies working to recover these compounds.
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- Awraris Derbie Assefa
- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, 54874 South Korea
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, 54874 South Korea
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, 54874 South Korea
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, 54874 South Korea
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, 54874 South Korea
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, 54874 South Korea
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, 54874 South Korea
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- Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365 South Korea
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Jeonju, 54874 South Korea
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Assumpção CF, Assis RQ, Hermes Poletto VS, Castagna A, Ranieri A, Neugart S, Flôres SH, Oliveira Rios A. Application of supplemental UV‐B radiation in pre‐harvest to enhance health‐promoting compounds accumulation in green and red lettuce. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.14213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment University of Pisa Pisa Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment University of Pisa Pisa Italy
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) Großbeeren Germany
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil
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Zhou W, Liang X, Zhang Y, Li K, Jin B, Lu L, Jin C, Lin X. Reduced nitrogen supply enhances the cellular antioxidant potential of phenolic extracts through alteration of the phenolic composition in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2019; 99:4761-4771. [PMID: 30932195 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.9721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nitrogen availability is an important environmental factor that determines the production of phenolic compounds in vegetables, but the relationship between low nitrogen-induced alterations of phenolic compounds in vegetable crops and the cellular antioxidant activities of these compounds remains unclear. This study investigated the effect of reduced nitrogen supply (0.05 mmol L-1 nitrate) on phenolic metabolism in lettuce and the protective role of phenolic extracts against H2 O2 -induced oxidative stress in Caco-2 cells by determining cell damage, reactive oxygen species (ROS) content and antioxidant enzyme activities. RESULTS Reduced nitrogen supply significantly improved the accumulation of phenolic compounds in lettuce, which was partially correlated with the upregulation of genes related to the phenolic synthesis pathway. Phenolic extracts from lettuce cultivated in low-nitrogen medium exhibited a better protective effect against H2 O2 -induced oxidative damage in Caco-2 cells than those from lettuce cultivated with adequate nitrogen. These extracts act by increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes and, subsequently, by inhibiting ROS overproduction, which leads to a decrease in mitochondrial membrane and DNA damage. The results of HPLC and correlation analyses implied that the improvement in the protective capacity of lettuce extracts after low-nitrogen treatment may be related, not only to the increased content of phenolic compounds, but also to the increased percentage contribution of chlorogenic acid and quercetin derivatives to the total phenolic content. CONCLUSION Reduction in nitrogen supply can be a powerful strategy to modify phenolic metabolism and composition in lettuce and, consequently, to improve their antioxidant capacity. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Weiwei Zhou
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School, Shanghai, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Subtropical Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Subtropical Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Subtropical Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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García CJ, Gil MI, Tomás-Barberán FA. Targeted Metabolomics Analysis and Identification of Biomarkers for Predicting Browning of Fresh-Cut Lettuce. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:5908-5917. [PMID: 31042041 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The metabolism of phenolic compounds is a key factor in the development of wound-induced enzymatic browning of fresh-cut lettuce. In the present study, the lettuce midribs discriminant metabolites, selected in a previous untargeted metabolomics study, were thoroughly identified. Our results showed that their basal contents correlated with browning developed after 5 days of storage. 5- trans-Chlorogenic acid and 5- cis-chlorogenic acid were positively correlated with browning, while sinapaldehyde and its 4-β-d-glucoside and 4-(6'-malonyl)-β-d-glucoside conjugates were negatively correlated. Using targeted metabolomics, the metabolites were analyzed in lettuce heads with different degrees of development and different browning susceptibility and these biomarkers were confirmed. Despite the large variability in the browning process of lettuce, the chlorogenic acids/sinapaldehyde derivatives ratio showed a linear correlation ( r2 = 0.79) with the fresh-cut lettuce browning developed in 24 Romaine lettuce cultivars, validating the relevance of these biomarkers. These results show that the analysis of the basal content of these metabolites could be used in lettuce breeding programs to select cultivars that are more appropriate for the fresh-cut industry.
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- Carlos J García
- Research Group on Quality, Safety, and Bioactivity of Plant Foods , Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) , Post Office Box 164, Espinardo , Murcia 30100 , Spain
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- Research Group on Quality, Safety, and Bioactivity of Plant Foods , Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) , Post Office Box 164, Espinardo , Murcia 30100 , Spain
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- Research Group on Quality, Safety, and Bioactivity of Plant Foods , Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) , Post Office Box 164, Espinardo , Murcia 30100 , Spain
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Gurdon C, Poulev A, Armas I, Satorov S, Tsai M, Raskin I. Genetic and Phytochemical Characterization of Lettuce Flavonoid Biosynthesis Mutants. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3305. [PMID: 30824720 PMCID: PMC6397293 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39287-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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We previously developed red lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars with high flavonoid and phenolic acid content and demonstrated their anti-diabetic effect. Here we report on developing three fertile and true-breeding lettuce lines enriched with flavonoids with reported beneficial health effects. These lines were identified in a segregating population of EMS-mutagenized red lettuce and characterized biochemically and genetically. Change in red coloration was used as a visual indicator of a mutation in a flavonoid pathway gene, leading to accumulation of flavonoid precursors of red anthocyanins. Pink-green kaempferol overproducing kfoA and kfoB mutants accumulated kaempferol to 0.6-1% of their dry weight, higher than in any vegetable reported. The yellow-green naringenin chalcone overproducing mutant (nco) accumulated naringenin chalcone, not previously reported in lettuce, to 1% dry weight, a level only observed in tomato peel. Kfo plants carried a mutation in the FLAVONOID-3' HYDROXYLASE (F3'H) gene, nco in CHALCONE ISOMERASE (CHI). This work demonstrates how non-GMO approaches can transform a common crop plant into a functional food with possible health benefits.
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- Csanad Gurdon
- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA.
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA
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Zhou W, Chen Y, Xu H, Liang X, Hu Y, Jin C, Lu L, Lin X. Short-Term Nitrate Limitation Prior to Harvest Improves Phenolic Compound Accumulation in Hydroponic-Cultivated Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) without Reducing Shoot Fresh Weight. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:10353-10361. [PMID: 30222346 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b02157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Long-term exposure to a low nitrogen supply could effectively improve phenolic content in vegetables, but it also greatly decreases the yield. Therefore, it is necessary to develop cost-effective strategies of nitrogen management to overcome these obstacles. Here, we find that decreasing the nitrogen (NO3-) supply from 8.0 to below 2.0 mM during the last 7 days before harvest significantly increases phenolic levels and antioxidant capacity of the soluble fraction in two hydroponic-cultivated lettuces, which is demonstrated by the up-regulation of related genes ( PAL1, CHS, F3H, DFR, F35H, and UFGT) involved in the phenolic synthesis pathway. Importantly, short-term nitrate limitation before harvest does not affect yield production unless nitrogen supply is reduced below 1.0 and 0.5 mM for Ziluoma and Lvluo, respectively. These findings suggest that appropriate short-term nitrate limitation before harvest, considering genotype variation, is feasible for improving the phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of vegetables without reducing their yield.
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- Mathematics Teaching and Research Section, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou 310053 , China
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Zhang TJ, Zheng J, Yu ZC, Huang XD, Zhang QL, Tian XS, Peng CL. Functional characteristics of phenolic compounds accumulated in young leaves of two subtropical forest tree species of different successional stages. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 38:1486-1501. [PMID: 29579301 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpy030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The abundance of phenolic compounds (including anthocyanins) in leaves is associated with photosynthetic performance, but the regulatory mechanism is unclear. Schima superba Gardn. et Champ. and Cryptocarya concinna Hance., which exhibit distinct anthocyanin accumulation patterns, are dominant tree species in the early- and late-successional stages, respectively, of subtropical forests in China. RNA-seq and analyses of phenolic concentrations, antioxidant capacity and photosynthetic characteristics were performed on young and mature leaves of these two species under contrasting light conditions. The high-light-acclimated young leaves of S. superba and C. concinna and low-light-acclimated young leaves of C. concinna were red. These red leaves had higher ratios of electron transport rate to gross photosynthesis (ETR:Pgross) and total antioxidant capacity to chlorophyll (TAC:Chl) than did the green leaves, regardless of light conditions. In addition, the red leaves had a higher expression level of the UDP-glucose:flavonoid 3-O-glucosyltransferase (UFGT) gene than did the green leaves, irrespective of light conditions. Total antioxidant capacity was positively correlated with flavonoid content in C. concinna leaves and with total phenolic content in leaves of both species under both high and low light. Consistent with the measurements of photosynthetic performance and flavonoids:Chl ratio, photosynthesis-related genes were extensively downregulated and flavonoid-pathway-related genes were extensively upregulated in young leaves relative to mature leaves. Under high and low light, both non-photochemical quenching and TAC:Chl, which serve as different types of photoprotective tools, were enhanced in young leaves of S. superba, whereas only TAC:Chl was enhanced in young leaves of C. concinna. Our results indicate that the biosynthesis of phenolic compounds in young leaves is likely enhanced by an imbalance between photosynthetic electron supply and demand and that flavonoids play a larger role in meditating photoprotection in late-successional species than in early-successional ones.
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- Tai-Jie Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, PR China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, PR China
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Viacava GE, Roura SI, López-Márquez DM, Berrueta LA, Gallo B, Alonso-Salces RM. Polyphenolic profile of butterhead lettuce cultivar by ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography coupled online to UV-visible spectrophotometry and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Food Chem 2018; 260:239-273. [PMID: 29699668 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.03.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the present study, the butterhead lettuce cultivar was analyzed by ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) coupled online to diode array detection (DAD), electrospray ionization (ESI) and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (QToF/MS) in the positive and negative ion mode in order to characterize its polyphenolic profile for the first time. The instrument acquisition mode MSE was used to collect automatic and simultaneous information of exact mass at high and low collision energies of precursor ions as well as other ions produced as a result of their fragmentation. One hundred eleven phenolic compounds were identified in the acidified hydromethanolic extract of freeze-dried leaves of butterhead lettuce cultivar: 40 hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, 21 hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives, 2 hydroxyphenylacetic acid derivatives, 18 flavonols, 9 flavones, one flavanone, 7 coumarins, one hydrolysable tannin and 12 lignans. Forty-seven of these compounds have been tentatively identified for the first time in lettuce.
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- Gabriela E Viacava
- Grupo de Investigación en Ingeniería en Alimentos, CONICET, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y en Alimentos, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Juan B. Justo 4302, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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- Grupo de Investigación en Ingeniería en Alimentos, CONICET, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y en Alimentos, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Juan B. Justo 4302, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain.
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- Departamento de Biología, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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Lettuce Biomass Accumulation and Phytonutrient Concentrations Are Influenced by Genotype, N Application Rate and Location. HORTICULTURAE 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae4030012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Effects of Elevated Temperature and Potassium on Biomass and Quality of Dark Red ‘Lollo Rosso’ Lettuce. HORTICULTURAE 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae4020011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Viacava GE, Roura SI, Berrueta LA, Iriondo C, Gallo B, Alonso-Salces RM. Characterization of phenolic compounds in green and red oak-leaf lettuce cultivars by UHPLC-DAD-ESI-QToF/MS using MS E scan mode. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2017; 52:873-902. [PMID: 28833875 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is one of the most popular leafy vegetables in the world and constitutes a major dietary source of phenolic compounds with health-promoting properties. In particular, the demand for green and red oak-leaf lettuces has considerably increased in the last years but few data on their polyphenol composition are available. Moreover, the usage of analytical edge technology can provide new structural information and allow the identification of unknown polyphenols. In the present study, the phenolic profiles of green and red oak-leaf lettuce cultivars were exhaustively characterized by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) coupled online to diode array detection (DAD), electrospray ionization (ESI), and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (QToF/MS), using the MSE instrument acquisition mode for recording simultaneously exact masses of precursor and fragment ions. One hundred fifteen phenolic compounds were identified in the acidified hydromethanolic extract of freeze-dried lettuce leaves. Forty-eight of these compounds were tentatively identified for the first time in lettuce, and only 20 of them have been previously reported in oak-leaf lettuce cultivars in literature. Both oak-leaf lettuce cultivars presented similar phenolic composition, except for apigenin-glucuronide and dihydroxybenzoic acid, only detected in the green cultivar; and for luteolin-hydroxymalonylhexoside, an apigenin conjugate with molecular formula C40 H54 O19 (monoisotopic MW = 838.3259 u), cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, cyanidin-3-O-(3″-O-malonyl)glucoside, cyanidin-3-O-(6″-O-malonyl)glucoside, and cyanidin-3-O-(6″-O-acetyl)glucoside, only found in the red cultivar. The UHPLC-DAD-ESI-QToF/MSE approach demonstrated to be a useful tool for the characterization of phenolic compounds in complex plant matrices.
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- Gabriela E Viacava
- Grupo de Investigación en Ingeniería en Alimentos, CONICET, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y en Alimentos, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Juan B. Justo 4302, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Grupo de Investigación en Ingeniería en Alimentos, CONICET, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y en Alimentos, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Juan B. Justo 4302, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Grupo de Investigación de Química Analítica de Productos Naturales, Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación de Química Analítica de Productos Naturales, Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación de Química Analítica de Productos Naturales, Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Quality and safety of fresh horticultural commodities: Recent advances and future perspectives. Food Packag Shelf Life 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2017.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Truchado P, Gil MI, Reboleiro P, Rodelas B, Allende A. Impact of solar radiation exposure on phyllosphere bacterial community of red-pigmented baby leaf lettuce. Food Microbiol 2017; 66:77-85. [PMID: 28576376 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Solar radiation has been identified as a stress factor affecting phyllosphere associated bacteria colonization and survival during primary production. In the present study, the impact of different solar radiation doses on the phyllosphere microbiota of red-pigmented baby leaf lettuce cultivated in open field under commercial conditions was evaluated. Four weeks before harvest, the growing field was divided into four plots; each one was consecutively covered with one-week-interval with a light-excluding plastic to reduce the sunlight exposure. Four different solar radiation treatments were generated and cumulative photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) was used to differentiate treatments as follows: 4889 ± 428 μmol/m2/s (uncovered), 4265 ± 356 μmol/m2/s (covered for 1 week), 3602 ± 225 μmol/m2/s (covered for 2 weeks) and 3115 ± 313 μmol/m2/s (covered for 3 weeks). The size and composition of the phyllosphere bacterial community were determined by cultivation-depended (plate count) and independent (qPCR) techniques. Exposure to decreased levels of cumulative PAR did not produce significant differences in total bacterial community size, regardless of the chosen quantification techniques. However, total bacteria size quantified by qPCR was around 3.5 orders of magnitude higher than those obtained by plate count. The observed differences between cultivation-depended and independent techniques could be attributed to the presence of non-viable or viable but non-culturable (VBNC) bacteria. The bacterial community structure was analyzed using temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE), and significant differences were detected when the four solar treatment were compared. A qPCR approach was applied to the quantification of specific bacterial phyla and classes, previously identified in the phyllosphere of plants available literature, confirming that Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacterias and Firmicutes were the most abundantly represented phyla in lettuce. Treatment comparison revealed higher proportions of Gammaproteobacteria as opposed to the Betaproteobacteria on the lettuce exposed to the lowest cumulative PAR dose (3115 ± 313 μmol/m2/s). The obtained results demonstrated that the solar radiation is a relevant environmental factor influencing the relative abundance of specific-groups of phyllosphere-associated bacteria in pigmented baby leaf lettuce.
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- Pilar Truchado
- Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 25, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 25, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; Instituto del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; Instituto del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 25, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
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Hunter PJ, Atkinson LD, Vickers L, Lignou S, Oruna-Concha MJ, Pink D, Hand P, Barker G, Wagstaff C, Monaghan JM. Oxidative discolouration in whole-head and cut lettuce: biochemical and environmental influences on a complex phenotype and potential breeding strategies to improve shelf-life. EUPHYTICA: NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF PLANT BREEDING 2017; 213:180. [PMID: 32025042 PMCID: PMC6979504 DOI: 10.1007/s10681-017-1964-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Lettuce discolouration is a key post-harvest trait. The major enzyme controlling oxidative discolouration has long been considered to be polyphenol oxidase (PPO) however, levels of PPO and subsequent development of discolouration symptoms have not always correlated. The predominance of a latent state of the enzyme in plant tissues combined with substrate activation and contemporaneous suicide inactivation mechanisms are considered as potential explanations for this phenomenon. Leaf tissue physical properties have been associated with subsequent discolouration and these may be influenced by variation in nutrient availability, especially excess nitrogen and head maturity at harvest. Mild calcium and irrigation stress has also been associated with a reduction in subsequent discolouration, although excess irrigation has been linked to increased discolouration potentially through leaf physical properties. These environmental factors, including high temperature and UV light intensities, often have impacts on levels of phenolic compounds linking the environmental responses to the biochemistry of the PPO pathway. Breeding strategies targeting the PAL and PPO pathway biochemistry and environmental response genes are discussed as a more cost-effective method of mitigating oxidative discolouration then either modified atmosphere packaging or post-harvest treatments, although current understanding of the biochemistry means that such programs are likely to be limited in nature and it is likely that they will need to be deployed alongside other methods for the foreseeable future.
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- Paul J. Hunter
- Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB UK
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- Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB UK
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 226, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AH UK
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 226, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AH UK
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- Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB UK
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- Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 226, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AH UK
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Inter- and intra-seasonal changes in anthocyanin accumulation and global metabolite profiling of six blueberry genotypes. J Food Compost Anal 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2017.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Steidle Neto AJ, Moura LDO, Lopes DDC, Carlos LDA, Martins LM, Ferraz LDCL. Non-destructive prediction of pigment content in lettuce based on visible-NIR spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2017; 97:2015-2022. [PMID: 27553517 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is one of the most important salad vegetables in the world, with a number of head shapes, leaf types and colors. The lettuce pigments play important physiological functions, such as photosynthetic processes and light stress defense, but they also benefit human health because of their antioxidant action and anticarcinogenic properties. In this study three lettuce cultivars were grown under different farming systems, and partial least squares models were built to predict the leaf chlorophyll, carotenoid and anthocyanin content. RESULTS The three proposed models resulted in high coefficients of determination and variable importance for the projection values, as well as low estimative errors for calibration and external validation datasets. These results confirmed that it is possible to accurately predict chlorophyll, carotenoid and anthocyanin content of green and red lettuces, grown in different farming systems, based on the spectral reflectance from 500 to 1000 nm. CONCLUSION The proposed models were adequate for estimating lettuce pigments in a quick and non-destructive way, representing an alternative to conventional measurement methods. Prediction accuracies were improved by using the detrending, smoothing and first derivative pretreatments to the original spectral signatures prior to estimating lettuce chlorophyll, carotenoid and anthocyanin content, respectively. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Antonio José Steidle Neto
- Department of Agrarian Sciences, Sete Lagoas Campus, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 35701-970, Brazil
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- Department of Agrarian Sciences, Sete Lagoas Campus, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 35701-970, Brazil
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- Department of Agrarian Sciences, Sete Lagoas Campus, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 35701-970, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Sete Lagoas Campus, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 35701-970, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Sete Lagoas Campus, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 35701-970, Brazil
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- Department of Agrarian Sciences, Sete Lagoas Campus, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 35701-970, Brazil
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Simko I, Hayes RJ, Furbank RT. Non-destructive Phenotyping of Lettuce Plants in Early Stages of Development with Optical Sensors. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1985. [PMID: 28083011 PMCID: PMC5187177 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Rapid development of plants is important for the production of 'baby-leaf' lettuce that is harvested when plants reach the four- to eight-leaf stage of growth. However, environmental factors, such as high or low temperature, or elevated concentrations of salt, inhibit lettuce growth. Therefore, non-destructive evaluations of plants can provide valuable information to breeders and growers. The objective of the present study was to test the feasibility of using non-destructive phenotyping with optical sensors for the evaluations of lettuce plants in early stages of development. We performed the series of experiments to determine if hyperspectral imaging and chlorophyll fluorescence imaging can determine phenotypic changes manifested on lettuce plants subjected to the extreme temperature and salinity stress treatments. Our results indicate that top view optical sensors alone can accurately determine plant size to approximately 7 g fresh weight. Hyperspectral imaging analysis was able to detect changes in the total chlorophyll (RCC) and anthocyanin (RAC) content, while chlorophyll fluorescence imaging revealed photoinhibition and reduction of plant growth caused by the extreme growing temperatures (3 and 39°C) and salinity (100 mM NaCl). Though no significant correlation was found between Fv/Fm and decrease in plant growth due to stress when comparisons were made across multiple accessions, our results indicate that lettuce plants have a high adaptability to both low (3°C) and high (39°C) temperatures, with no permanent damage to photosynthetic apparatus and fast recovery of plants after moving them to the optimal (21°C) temperature. We have also detected a strong relationship between visual rating of the green- and red-leaf color intensity and RCC and RAC, respectively. Differences in RAC among accessions suggest that the selection for intense red color may be easier to perform at somewhat lower than the optimal temperature. This study serves as a proof of concept that optical sensors can be successfully used as tools for breeders when evaluating young lettuce plants. Moreover, we were able to identify the locus for light green leaf color (qLG4), and position this locus on the molecular linkage map of lettuce, which shows that these techniques have sufficient resolution to be used in a genetic context in lettuce.
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- Ivan Simko
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit, SalinasCA, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit, SalinasCA, USA
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- High Resolution Plant Phenomics Centre, Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Agriculture and Food, CanberraACT, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis, Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, ActonACT, Australia
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Sinkovič L, Vidrih R, Abram V, Žnidarčič D, Grdiša M, Treutter D. Leaf phenolic fingerprints of chicory cultivars (Cichorium intybus L.) hydroponically forced in different nutrient solutions. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.07.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Saini RK, Ko EY, Keum YS. Minimally processed ready-to-eat baby-leaf vegetables: Production, processing, storage, microbial safety, and nutritional potential. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2016.1204614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Ramesh Kumar Saini
- Department of Bioresources and Food Science, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bioresources and Food Science, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bioresources and Food Science, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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Fadda A, Pace B, Angioni A, Barberis A, Cefola M. Suitability for Ready-to-Eat Processing and Preservation of Six Green and Red Baby Leaves Cultivars and Evaluation of Their Antioxidant Value during Storage and after the Expiration Date. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.12634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Angela Fadda
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production; CNR National Research Council of Italy; Via G. Amendola, 122/O 70126 Bari Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production; CNR National Research Council of Italy; Via G. Amendola, 122/O 70126 Bari Italy
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- Department of Science of Life and Environment; University of Cagliari; Cagliari Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production; CNR National Research Council of Italy; Via G. Amendola, 122/O 70126 Bari Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production; CNR National Research Council of Italy; Via G. Amendola, 122/O 70126 Bari Italy
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Evaluation of Techniques for Automatic Classification of Lettuce Based on Spectral Reflectance. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-015-0366-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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