Improving vegetable quality in controlled environments

Y Rouphael, MC Kyriacou, SA Petropoulos… - Scientia …, 2018 - Elsevier
During the last decades, food security has become a vital global concern driven by
projections of population increase and exacerbated by the impending pressure of climate …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) health components: from the seed to the consumer

M Dorais, DL Ehret, AP Papadopoulos - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2008 - Springer
It is widely accepted that a healthy diet is an important factor in preventing chronic diseases,
and in improving energy balance and weight management. Studies have shown strong …

Impact of environmental factors on product quality of greenhouse vegetables for fresh consumption

N Gruda - Critical reviews in plant sciences, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Consumer interest worldwide in the quality of vegetable products has increased in recent
years. Product quality is a complex issue. As well as visual characteristics, properties such …

Effects of soil water deficit on yield and quality of processing tomato under a Mediterranean climate

C Patanè, SL Cosentino - Agricultural water management, 2010 - Elsevier
In order to assess the effect of soil water deficit (SWD) during fruit development and ripening,
on yield and quality of processing tomato under deficit irrigation in the Mediterranean …

Indoor vegetable production: An alternative approach to increasing cultivation

PAY Ampim, E Obeng, E Olvera-Gonzalez - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
As the world's population is increasing exponentially, human diets have changed to less
healthy foods resulting in detrimental health complications. Increasing vegetable intake by …

Tomato fruit quality in relation to water and carbon fluxes

S Guichard, N Bertin, C Leonardi, C Gary - Agronomie, 2001 - hal.science
This review is about the involvement of the water and carbon fluxes in the formation of
tomato fruit quality. This approach has provided new insights that help in understanding and …

Vapour pressure deficit: The hidden driver behind plant morphofunctional traits in controlled environments

C Amitrano, C Arena, Y Rouphael… - Annals of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, climate change is threatening farming opportunities to feed a growing population,
making necessary the implementation of worldwide cultivable lands, also through the …

Stability of fruit quality traits of different strawberry varieties under variable environmental conditions

L Cervantes, MT Ariza, L Miranda, D Lozano… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Strawberry fruit quality traits can be affected by genotype–environment interactions,
determining the final consumer acceptance of fruits. Trait stability under varying …

Seasonal evolution of the quality of fresh glasshouse tomatoes under Mediterranean conditions, as affected by air vapour pressure deficit and plant fruit load

N Bertin, S Guichard, C Leonardi, JJ Longuenesse… - Annals of Botany, 2000 - Elsevier
Changes in yield and quality of fresh tomatoes in response to air vapour pressure deficit
(VPD) and plant fruit load were studied under Mediterranean summer conditions. Plants …

Control of vapor pressure deficit (VPD) in greenhouse enhanced tomato growth and productivity during the winter season

N Lu, T Nukaya, T Kamimura, D Zhang, I Kurimoto… - Scientia …, 2015 - Elsevier
In greenhouses during the winter season, a high vapor pressure deficit (VPD), particularly
due to air exchange during midday period, can limit plant biomass and yield. Thus, the VPD …