Alfalfa, Cabbage, Beet and Fennel Microgreens in Floating Hydroponics—Perspective Nutritious Food?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Material
4.2. Abiotic Parameters of the Air and Nutrient Solution
4.3. Determination of Total Dry Matter
4.4. Determination of Specialized Metabolites Content
4.5. Determination of Antioxidant Capacity
4.6. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Microgreens | Yield (kg/m2) | DM (%) |
---|---|---|
Alfalfa | 0.85 b ± 0.08 | 8.68 b ± 0.06 |
Red cabbage | 2.69 a ± 0.09 | 6.25 c ± 0.15 |
Yellow beet | 0.72 b ± 0.13 | 6.33 c ± 0.08 |
Fennel | 0.22 c ± 0.08 | 10.15 a ± 0.16 |
Average | 1.12 | 7.85 |
LSD | 0.1801 | 0.2228 |
Microgreens | AsA (mg/100 g fw) | TPC (mg GAE/100 g fw) | TNFC (mg GAE/100 g fw) | TFC (mg GAE/100 g fw) | Ant_Cap (µmol TE/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alfalfa | 56.75 b ± 2.56 | 120.16 c ± 3.73 | 60.06 b ± 0.49 | 60.11 c ± 4.20 | 2410.47 ab ± 26.69 |
Red cabbage | 49.24 c ± 2.55 | 115.31 d ± 1.89 | 51.02 d ± 0.40 | 64.29 c ± 2.24 | 2361.18 c ± 33.28 |
Yellow beet | 28.20 d ± 2.23 | 137.90 b ± 0.70 | 54.14 c ± 0.21 | 83.76 b ± 0.77 | 2430.01 a ± 9.46 |
Fennel | 74.94 a ± 2.68 | 408.03 a ± 1.29 | 193.56 a ± 1.98 | 214.47 a ± 2.88 | 2368.54 bc ± 10.19 |
Average | 52.28 | 195.35 | 89.70 | 105.56 | 2392.55 |
LSD | 4.7276 | 4.171 | 1.9647 | 5.2886 | 42.239 |
Microgreens | Chl_a (mg/g) | Chl_b (mg/g) | TCh (mg/g) | TCa (mg/g) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alfalfa | 0.536 a ± 0.06 | 0.248 a ± 0.02 | 0.785 a ± 0.07 | 0.174 a ± 0.02 |
Red cabbage | 0.370 b ± 0.06 | 0.204 ab ± 0.04 | 0.573 b ± 0.10 | 0.122 b ± 0.02 |
Yellow beet | 0.249 c ± 0.07 | 0.108 c ± 0.02 | 0.358 c ± 0.08 | 0.089 c ± 0.02 |
Fennel | 0.528 a ± 0.02 | 0.184 b ± 0.02 | 0.713 a ± 0.04 | 0.196 a ± 0.01 |
Average | 0.421 | 0.186 | 0.607 | 0.145 |
LSD | 0.1019 | 0.0478 | 0.1431 | 0.0371 |
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Fabek Uher, S.; Radman, S.; Opačić, N.; Dujmović, M.; Benko, B.; Lagundžija, D.; Mijić, V.; Prša, L.; Babac, S.; Šic Žlabur, J. Alfalfa, Cabbage, Beet and Fennel Microgreens in Floating Hydroponics—Perspective Nutritious Food? Plants 2023, 12, 2098. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112098
Fabek Uher S, Radman S, Opačić N, Dujmović M, Benko B, Lagundžija D, Mijić V, Prša L, Babac S, Šic Žlabur J. Alfalfa, Cabbage, Beet and Fennel Microgreens in Floating Hydroponics—Perspective Nutritious Food? Plants. 2023; 12(11):2098. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112098
Chicago/Turabian StyleFabek Uher, Sanja, Sanja Radman, Nevena Opačić, Mia Dujmović, Božidar Benko, Denis Lagundžija, Valent Mijić, Lucija Prša, Srđan Babac, and Jana Šic Žlabur. 2023. "Alfalfa, Cabbage, Beet and Fennel Microgreens in Floating Hydroponics—Perspective Nutritious Food?" Plants 12, no. 11: 2098. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112098