Claim · model-written summary
10 NS treatment reduced yield by only 12.6% compared with 20 NS.
Verbatim
e3“spinach microgreens subjected to 10 NS treatment recorded 70.7% less nitrates, better mineral concentrations, 7.0% higher total ascorbic acid, similar polyphenol contents, higher DM%, and only 12.6% yield decrease compared to 20 NS treatment”
Title
Spyridon A. Petropoulos; Christophe El-Nakhel; Giulia Graziani; et al. Horticulturae 2021. doi:10.3390/horticulturae7070162
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Prolonged nutrient solution feeding (20 NS) gave the highest fresh yield of spinach microgreens.
- Intervention effect Prolonged nutrient solution feeding (20 NS) gave the highest photosynthetic pigment contents (chlorophylls, lutein and β-carotene).
- Intervention effect 20 NS gave the lowest mineral concentrations (P, K, Ca and Mg) in spinach microgreens.
- Intervention effect The control (0 NS) and 5 NS gave the highest mineral concentrations (P, K, Ca and Mg) in spinach microgreens.
- Intervention effect 10 NS treatment had 70.7% less nitrates than 20 NS in spinach microgreens.
- Intervention effect 10 NS treatment gave better mineral concentrations than 20 NS in spinach microgreens.
- Intervention effect 10 NS treatment had 7.0% higher total ascorbic acid than 20 NS.
- Intervention effect 10 NS treatment had polyphenol contents similar to 20 NS in spinach microgreens.
- Intervention effect 10 NS treatment had higher DM% than 20 NS in spinach microgreens.
- Recommendation 10 NS treatment is the most promising option for spinach microgreens, combining high yields with high mineral and low nitrate concentrations.