Prospects of microgreens as budding living functional food: Breeding and biofortification through OMICS and other approaches for nutritional security

A Gupta, T Sharma, SP Singh, A Bhardwaj… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nutrient deficiency has resulted in impaired growth and development of the population
globally. Microgreens are considered immature greens (required light for photosynthesis …

Light and plant growth regulators on in vitro proliferation

V Cavallaro, A Pellegrino, R Muleo, I Forgione - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant tissue cultures depend entirely upon artificial light sources for illumination. The
illumination should provide light in the appropriate regions of the electromagnetic spectrum …

The role of blue and red light in the orchestration of secondary metabolites, nutrient transport and plant quality

A Trivellini, S Toscano, D Romano, A Ferrante - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Light is a fundamental environmental parameter for plant growth and development because
it provides an energy source for carbon fixation during photosynthesis and regulates many …

Factors affecting production, nutrient translocation mechanisms, and LED emitted light in growth of microgreen plants in soilless culture

A Sharma, M Hazarika, P Heisnam… - … Agricultural Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microgreens or vegetable greens are just germinated plants harvested once the cotyledon
leaves develop with one set of true leaves, and they are important as a nutrition supplement …

The effect of light intensity and photoperiod on the yield and antioxidant activity of beet microgreens produced in an indoor system

C Hernández-Adasme, R Palma-Dias, VH Escalona - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microgreens are immature and tender edible vegetables that have become relevant in the
market due to their contribution to human health as “functional food”. They can be produced …

Effect of different light intensities on agronomic characteristics and antioxidant compounds of Brassicaceae microgreens in a vertical farm system

M Flores, C Hernández-Adasme… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Microgreens are vegetable or edible herb shoots harvested in the early stages of
development. They have an important number of bioactive compounds and add color …

[HTML][HTML] Trial protocol for evaluating platforms for growing microgreens in hydroponic conditions

PI Moraru, T Rusu, OS Mintas - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The hydroponic production of microgreens has potential to develop, at both an industrial,
and a family level, due to the improved production platforms. The literature review found …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of LED light spectra and intensities on plant growth

V Cavallaro, R Muleo - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Light is an electromagnetic radiation that occurs in a narrow range of over an extremely wide
range of wavelengths, from gamma rays with wavelengths to radio waves measured in …

[HTML][HTML] Light spectrum differentially affects the yield and phytochemical content of microgreen vegetables in a plant factory

F Bantis - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Light quality exerts considerable effects on crop development and phytochemical content.
Moreover, crops grown as microgreens are ideal for plant factories with artificial lighting …

Variation in terpenoids in leaves of Artemisia annua grown under different LED spectra resulting in diverse antimalarial activities against Plasmodium falciparum

D Sankhuan, G Niramolyanun, N Kangwanrangsan… - BMC Plant …, 2022 - Springer
Background Productivities of bioactive compounds in high-value herbs and medicinal plants
are often compromised by uncontrollable environmental parameters. Recent advances in …