Vegetables are an integral part of the human diet worldwide. Traditional breeding
approaches have been used extensively to develop new cultivars of vegetables with …

This paper addresses the genetic resources, domestication and breeding history of spinach
as a comprehensive review of these crop aspects is currently unavailable. It is shown that …

Plant breeders require genetic diversity to develop cultivars that are productive, nutritious,
tolerant of biotic and abiotic stresses, and make efficient use of water and fertilizer. The …

Spinach plant growth responses to nutrient solution pH 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, or 5.5. Individual charts
are (a) fresh shoot mass,(b) fresh root mass,(c) dry shoot mass,(d) dry root mass, and (e) leaf …

Arsenic and cadmium are among highly toxic elements that causes detrimental effects to the
plants, animals as well as human beings. Melatonin is a natural molecule that works as a …

The ready-to-eat salad sector, also called fresh-cut or bagged salads, is a fast-growing
segment of the fresh-food industry. The dynamism and specialization of this sector, together …

White rust, caused by Albugo occidentalis, is one of the major yield-limiting diseases of
spinach (Spinacia oleracea) in some major commercial production areas, particularly in …

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a diploid (2n= 2x= 12), wind-pollinated and highly
heterozygous crop. The plants are mostly dioecious, although some monoecious plants …

Drought, especially in arid and semi-arid area, has become a major issue for world food
security in recent years. Hence, intensive efforts are being made to refrain the negative …

Downy mildew of spinach (Spinacia oleracea), caused by Peronospora effusa, is a
production constraint on production worldwide, including in California, where the majority of …