Sprouts and microgreens—Novel food sources for healthy diets

AW Ebert - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the growing interest of society in healthy eating, the interest in fresh, ready-to-eat,
functional food, such as microscale vegetables (sprouted seeds and microgreens), has been …

Molecular dynamics of seed priming at the crossroads between basic and applied research

A Pagano, A Macovei, A Balestrazzi - Plant Cell Reports, 2023 - Springer
Key message The potential of seed priming is still not fully exploited. Our limited knowledge
of the molecular dynamics of seed pre-germinative metabolism is the main hindrance to …

Melatonin priming as a promising approach to improve biomass accumulation and the nutritional values of Chenopodium quinoa sprouts: A genotype-based study

A Zrig, AM Saleh, MS Sheteiwy, F Hamouda… - Scientia …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing the production of horticultural crops is one of the most important challenges
worldwide. Seed priming is a promising agricultural procedure for supporting growth and …

Potassium Nitrate and Ascorbic Acid Priming Improved Tissue Chemical Composition and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) …

A Zrig, S Yousif Sidahmed Elsheikh, F Hamouda… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Potassium nitrate (KNO3) and ascorbic acid (AsA) priming can effectively boost biomass
accumulation and nutritional value of plants; nevertheless, few studies investigated their …

The Interaction Effect of Laser Irradiation and 6-Benzylaminopurine Improves the Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) …

A Zrig, B Najar, S Magdy Korany, AHA Hassan… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Recently, novel food processing technologies have been used for the
quality improvement of fruits and vegetables. Laser light application and 6 …

BAP (6-Benzylaminopurine) Seed-Priming Enhanced Growth, Antioxidant Accumulation and Anthocyanin Metabolism in Olive Sprouts

S Selim, A Zrig, M Albqmi, M M. Al-Sanea, TS Alnusaire… - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Given the importance of olive sprouts, it is crucial to explore their potential as an innovative
source of bioactive and nutritive compounds through research. Here, we aimed at …

Priming with multiwalled carbon nanotubes improved biomass accumulation, biological activity and metabolism of four horticultural plants during the sprouting stage

Y Khaled, H AbdElgawad, MM Hegab… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND It is imperative to enhance the quality of sprouts since they are a rich source
of various primary and secondary metabolites. The objective of this work was to examine …

Cold Plasma-Induced Changes in Stevia rebaudiana Morphometric and Biochemical Parameter Correlations

A Judickaitė, J Venckus, K Koga, M Shiratani… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is an economically important source of natural low-calorie
sweeteners, steviol glycosides (SGs), with stevioside (Stev) and rebaudioside A (RebA) …

Variations of Carotenoids, Total Bioactive Contents, and Antioxidant Activity in Leaves of Medicago polymorpha

A Zeb, K Ahmad - Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Medicago polymorpha L.(MP) is a herbaceous plant commonly known as “bur clover.” It is
aboriginal to Central and Western Asia and extensively distributed around the world. This …

Investigating the effects of nutrition priming on germination indicators, the concentration of elements in seeds, and growth rate in the initial stages of Persian clover …

M Moradi-Ghahderijani… - Journal of Plant …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Insufficient stand establishment and low seedling development of Persian Clover (Trifolium
resupinatum L.) are major problems. A study involving laboratory and greenhouse …