Abstract
Young wheat plantlets (wheatgrass), represent a significant source of minerals, enzymes, vitamins, while also rich in phenolics and chlorophylls, with considerable bioactivities. As the biosynthesis of such compounds may be influenced by growth conditions, the current research assesses wheatgrass composition in soil based and hydroponic systems, using water with different elemental composition. FTIR spectroscopy did not reveal significant variations between juice and extracts cultivated in different setups. Surface elemental composition indicated higher Na, P, Si concentrations in hydroponic plants, while AAS analyses showed increased Ca and Mn in soil presence. HPLC-MS of extracts showed that soil and spring water increased chlorophyll and hydroxychlorophyll a concentrations. Phenolic contents were higher in hydroponic plants, while maximum values were recorded for spring water. Radical scavenging activity was stimulated by the use of spring water. Results indicate that wheatgrass with improved mineral and macromolecular composition may be obtained using accessible cultivation setups.
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Claim · model-written summary
FTIR spectra of juice and extracts did not vary significantly across cultivation setups.
- Taxon
- Triticum aestivum L.
Triticum aestivumt0 - Treatment
- different setupse0
- Outcome
- FTIR spectroscopye0
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- did not reveal significant variationse0
- Comparator
- juice and extractse0
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e0“FTIR spectroscopy did not reveal significant variations between juice and extracts cultivated in different setups”
t0“Triticum aestivum L. plantlets”
Claim · model-written summary
Hydroponic plants had higher Na, P and Si surface concentrations.
- Taxon
- Triticum aestivum L.Triticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- hydroponice0
- Outcome
- Na, P, Si concentrationse0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“higher Na, P, Si concentrations in hydroponic plants”
t0“Triticum aestivum L. plantlets”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil presence increased Ca and Mn concentrations.
- Taxon
- Triticum aestivum L.Triticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- soil presencee0
- Outcome
- Ca and Mne0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“increased Ca and Mn in soil presence”
t0“Triticum aestivum L. plantlets”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil cultivation increased chlorophyll and hydroxychlorophyll a concentrations.
- Taxon
- Triticum aestivum L.Triticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- soile0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll and hydroxychlorophyll a concentrationse0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“soil and spring water increased chlorophyll and hydroxychlorophyll a concentrations”
t0“Triticum aestivum L. plantlets”
Claim · model-written summary
Spring water increased chlorophyll and hydroxychlorophyll a concentrations.
- Taxon
- Triticum aestivum L.Triticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- spring watere0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll and hydroxychlorophyll a concentrationse0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“soil and spring water increased chlorophyll and hydroxychlorophyll a concentrations”
t0“Triticum aestivum L. plantlets”
Claim · model-written summary
Hydroponic plants had higher phenolic content.
- Taxon
- Triticum aestivum L.Triticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- hydroponice0
- Outcome
- Phenolic contentse0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“Phenolic contents were higher in hydroponic plants”
t0“Triticum aestivum L. plantlets”
Claim · model-written summary
Spring water produced the maximum phenolic contents.
- Taxon
- Triticum aestivum L.Triticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- spring watere0
- Outcome
- Phenolic contentse0
- Direction
- maximume0
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e0“Phenolic contents were higher in hydroponic plants, while maximum values were recorded for spring water”
t0“Triticum aestivum L. plantlets”
Claim · model-written summary
Spring water stimulated radical scavenging activity.
- Taxon
- Triticum aestivum L.Triticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- spring watere0
- Outcome
- Radical scavenging activitye0
- Direction
- stimulatede0
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e0“Radical scavenging activity was stimulated by the use of spring water”
t0“Triticum aestivum L. plantlets”
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