Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) as a Novel Multipurpose Crop for the Mediterranean Region of Europe: Challenges and Opportunities of Their Cultivation

F Rossini, G Virga, P Loreti, N Iacuzzi, R Ruggeri… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
The common hop (Humulus lupulus L.) is a dioecious perennial climbing plant, mainly
known for the use of its female inflorescences (cones or, simply,“hops”) in the brewing …

Climate-induced decline in the quality and quantity of European hops calls for immediate adaptation measures

M Mozny, M Trnka, V Vlach, Z Zalud, T Cejka… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A recent rise in the global brewery sector has increased the demand for high-quality, late
summer hops. The effects of ongoing and predicted climate change on the yield and aroma …

Effects of drought stress on biomass, essential oil content, nutritional parameters, and costs of production in six Lamiaceae species

P García-Caparrós, MJ Romero, A Llanderal… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Lamiaceae is one of the largest families of aromatic plants and it is characterized by the
presence of external glandular structures which produce essential oils highly valued in …

Agronomic, genetic and chemical tools for hop cultivation and breeding

AS Paguet, A Siah, G Lefèvre, S Sahpaz… - Phytochemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Humulus lupulus L.(hop) is a dioecious climbing plant of which the females bear particular
inflorescences, called hops,'cones' or 'strobiles', made of a series of membranaceous bracts …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of weather conditions, irrigation and plant age on yield and alpha-acids content of Czech hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cultivars

P Donner, J Pokorný, J Ježek, K Krofta, J Patzak… - Plant Soil …, 2020 - academia.edu
This study quantifies the effects of weather conditions, irrigation, and plant age on yield and
alpha-acids content of Czech hop cultivars Saaz, Sládek, Premiant and Agnus in a 25-year …

Effect of irrigation water pH on the agronomic development of hops in protected cultivation

J de Jesus Guimarães, FGG de Sousa… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The hydrogenionic potential (pH) is one of the parameters that characterize the quality of
water for irrigation, and can influence soil microbiology and the cation exchange process …

Exploring the tropical acclimation of European and American hop cultivars (Humulus lupulus L.): Focus on physiology, productivity, and chemical composition

DR Contin, E Habermann, BC de Souza… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cones are widely used by the beer industry to provide flavor,
aroma, and bitterness due to the presence of α-acids, β-acids, and volatile oil components …

Gene expression for secondary metabolite biosynthesis in hop (Humulus lupulus L.) leaf lupulin glands exposed to heat and low-water stress

RL Eriksen, LK Padgitt-Cobb, MS Townsend… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Hops are valued for their secondary metabolites, including bitter acids, flavonoids, oils, and
polyphenols, that impart flavor in beer. Previous studies have shown that hop yield and bitter …

Establishment of a commercial organic hopyard in a Mediterranean environment: Production attributes and their relationship with soil texture

R Ruggeri, M Tolomio, M Muganu, P Loreti, G Virga… - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cultivated hops are recently moving towards new growing areas in Southern Europe,
boosted by the increasing number of craft breweries and by the higher vulnerability to …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of polyfunctional thiol, element, and total essential oil contents in 32 hop varieties from different countries

Y Liu, P Dancker, M Biendl, M Coelhan - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Volatile thiol 3-mercaptohexan-1-ol (3MH) and particularly 4-mercapto-4-
methylpentan-2-one (4MMP) are highly potent flavour compounds in hops. For the …