Light-quality manipulation to control plant growth and photomorphogenesis in greenhouse horticulture: The state of the art and the opportunities of modern LED …

R Paradiso, S Proietti - Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022 - Springer
Light quantity (intensity and photoperiod) and quality (spectral composition) affect plant
growth and physiology and interact with other environmental parameters and cultivation …

Sprouts and microgreens: Trends, opportunities, and horizons for novel research

A Galieni, B Falcinelli, F Stagnari, A Datti, P Benincasa - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sprouts and microgreens have attracted tremendous interest across multiple disciplines in
recent years. Here, we critically review the most recent advances to underscore research …

Effects of light on secondary metabolites in selected leafy greens: A review

F Thoma, A Somborn-Schulz, D Schlehuber… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In contrast to the primary metabolism, responsible for essential synthesis mechanisms and
mass balance in plants, the secondary metabolism is not of particular importance for each …

Effect of different ratios of blue and red led light on brassicaceae microgreens under a controlled environment

A Brazaitytė, J Miliauskienė, V Vaštakaitė-Kairienė… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The consumption of microgreens has increased due to their having higher levels of bioactive
compounds and mineral nutrients than mature plants. The lighting conditions during the …

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 …

Sensory attributes and consumer acceptability of 12 microgreens species

F Caracciolo, C El-Nakhel, M Raimondo, MC Kyriacou… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microgreens are gaining increasing recognition among consumers, acclaimed for their
freshness and health promoting properties associated with densely fortified secondary …

Phenolic constitution, phytochemical and macronutrient content in three species of microgreens as modulated by natural fiber and synthetic substrates

MC Kyriacou, C El-Nakhel, A Pannico, G Graziani… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present study examined the modulatory effects of natural fiber substrates (agave fiber,
coconut fiber and peat moss) and synthetic alternatives (capillary mat and cellulose sponge) …

Nutritive and phytochemical composition of aromatic microgreen herbs and spices belonging to the Apiaceae family

M Giordano, SA Petropoulos, MC Kyriacou, G Graziani… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microgreens represent a new generation of food products, commonly used to garnish and
embellish culinary dishes, and recently associated with an increasing interest in their …

Brassicaceae microgreens: phytochemical compositions, influences of growing practices, postharvest technology, health, and food applications

B Dereje, JC Jacquier, C Elliott-Kingston… - ACS Food Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Our planet is facing food scarcity due to a rapidly growing population. Hence, food
production and sources must adapt to accommodate a growing population and a changing …

The inclusion of green light in a red and blue light background impact the growth and functional quality of vegetable and flower microgreen species

M Orlando, A Trivellini, L Incrocci, A Ferrante… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microgreens are edible seedlings of vegetables and flowers species which are currently
considered among the five most profitable crops globally. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have …