Combined Effect of Salinity and LED Lights on the Yield and Quality of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Microgreens
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material and Growing Conditions
2.2. Lighting Treatments
2.3. Agronomical and Biochemical Parameters
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Yield
3.2. Anions and Cations
3.3. Total Phenol Content, Total Flavonoids Content and Total Antioxidant Capacity
3.4. Chlorophylls and Carotenoids
3.5. Fatty Acids
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yield (kg m−2) | Nitrate (mg kg−1 FW) | |
---|---|---|
Light treatment (A) | ||
FL | 1.47 ± 0.12 a | 6392 ± 120 c |
RB | 1.88 ± 0.16 b | 1214 ± 64 b |
RB+FR | 1.87 ± 0.14 b | 556 ± 42 a |
Salinity (B) | ||
0 mM NaCl | 1.51 ± 0.09 a | 2857 ± 501 b |
80 mM NaCl | 1.97 ± 0.15 b | 2585 ± 529 a |
Significant Differences | ||
A | * | *** |
B | ** | ** |
A × B | Ns | ns |
Total Phenolics (mg GA kg−1 FW) | Total Flavonoids (mg Rutin kg−1 FW) | Antioxidant Capacity (mg DPPHreduced kg−1 FW) | |
---|---|---|---|
Treatments (A) | |||
FL | 1176 ± 21 b | 2829 ± 72 b | 170 ± 3 |
RB | 1277 ± 27 c | 2819 ± 91 b | 174 ± 5 |
RB+FR | 931 ± 25 a | 2417 ± 91 a | 177 ± 6 |
Salinity (B) | |||
0 mM NaCl | 1112 ± 64 | 2834 ± 99 b | 175 ± 6 |
80 mM NaCl | 1143 ± 69 | 2544 ± 98 a | 172 ± 3 |
Significant Differences | |||
A | *** | *** | ns |
B | ns | ** | ns |
A × B | ns | ns | ns |
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Giménez, A.; Martínez-Ballesta, M.d.C.; Egea-Gilabert, C.; Gómez, P.A.; Artés-Hernández, F.; Pennisi, G.; Orsini, F.; Crepaldi, A.; Fernández, J.A. Combined Effect of Salinity and LED Lights on the Yield and Quality of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Microgreens. Horticulturae 2021, 7, 180. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7070180
Giménez A, Martínez-Ballesta MdC, Egea-Gilabert C, Gómez PA, Artés-Hernández F, Pennisi G, Orsini F, Crepaldi A, Fernández JA. Combined Effect of Salinity and LED Lights on the Yield and Quality of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Microgreens. Horticulturae. 2021; 7(7):180. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7070180
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiménez, Almudena, María del Carmen Martínez-Ballesta, Catalina Egea-Gilabert, Perla A. Gómez, Francisco Artés-Hernández, Giuseppina Pennisi, Francesco Orsini, Andrea Crepaldi, and Juan A. Fernández. 2021. "Combined Effect of Salinity and LED Lights on the Yield and Quality of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Microgreens" Horticulturae 7, no. 7: 180. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7070180