Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> as a Crop: A Review
Soil is an essential resource, and its degradation is challenging modern agriculture, while its impact is expected to increase in the near future. One of the strategies to address this issue is to incorporate new alternative crops able to tolerate arduous conditions, as well as for the use of sustai...
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| author | Angel Carrascosa Jose Antonio Pascual Margarita Ros Spyridon A. Petropoulos Maria del Mar Alguacil |
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| description | Soil is an essential resource, and its degradation is challenging modern agriculture, while its impact is expected to increase in the near future. One of the strategies to address this issue is to incorporate new alternative crops able to tolerate arduous conditions, as well as for the use of sustainable agricultural practices in order to recover and/or improve soil health. Additionally, the increasing market for new functional/healthy natural foods promotes the search for potential alternative crop species with promising bioactive compounds content. For this purpose, wild edible plants are a key option because they have already been consumed for hundreds of years in traditional gastronomy and there is well-established evidence of their health-promoting effects. Moreover, since they are not a cultivated species, they are able to grow under natural conditions without human intervention. Among them, common purslane is an interesting wild edible species and a good candidate for integration in commercial farming systems. With worldwide spread, it is able to tolerate drought, salinity and heat stress and is already used in traditional dishes, while it is highly appreciated for its high nutritional value due to its bioactive compound content, especially omega-3 fatty acids. In this review, we aim to present the breeding and cultivation practices of purslane, as well as the effects of abiotic stressors on yield and chemical composition of the edible parts. Finally, we present information that helps to optimize purslane cultivation and facilitate its management in degraded soils for their exploitation in the existing farming systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a2a56de575c48258b44ea4d3354827c2023-11-17T13:21:10ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472023-03-01126124610.3390/plants12061246Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> as a Crop: A ReviewAngel Carrascosa0Jose Antonio Pascual1Margarita Ros2Spyridon A. Petropoulos3Maria del Mar Alguacil4CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Campus de Espinardo, P.O. Box 164, 30100 Murcia, SpainCSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Campus de Espinardo, P.O. Box 164, 30100 Murcia, SpainCSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Campus de Espinardo, P.O. Box 164, 30100 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Street, 38446 Volos, GreeceCSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Campus de Espinardo, P.O. Box 164, 30100 Murcia, SpainSoil is an essential resource, and its degradation is challenging modern agriculture, while its impact is expected to increase in the near future. One of the strategies to address this issue is to incorporate new alternative crops able to tolerate arduous conditions, as well as for the use of sustainable agricultural practices in order to recover and/or improve soil health. Additionally, the increasing market for new functional/healthy natural foods promotes the search for potential alternative crop species with promising bioactive compounds content. For this purpose, wild edible plants are a key option because they have already been consumed for hundreds of years in traditional gastronomy and there is well-established evidence of their health-promoting effects. Moreover, since they are not a cultivated species, they are able to grow under natural conditions without human intervention. Among them, common purslane is an interesting wild edible species and a good candidate for integration in commercial farming systems. With worldwide spread, it is able to tolerate drought, salinity and heat stress and is already used in traditional dishes, while it is highly appreciated for its high nutritional value due to its bioactive compound content, especially omega-3 fatty acids. In this review, we aim to present the breeding and cultivation practices of purslane, as well as the effects of abiotic stressors on yield and chemical composition of the edible parts. Finally, we present information that helps to optimize purslane cultivation and facilitate its management in degraded soils for their exploitation in the existing farming systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/6/1246purslanewild edible speciesstress tolerancenitrogen applicationorganic amendmentfarming systems |
| spellingShingle | Angel Carrascosa Jose Antonio Pascual Margarita Ros Spyridon A. Petropoulos Maria del Mar Alguacil Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> as a Crop: A Review Plants purslane wild edible species stress tolerance nitrogen application organic amendment farming systems |
| title | Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> as a Crop: A Review |
| title_full | Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> as a Crop: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> as a Crop: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> as a Crop: A Review |
| title_short | Agronomical Practices and Management for Commercial Cultivation of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> as a Crop: A Review |
| title_sort | agronomical practices and management for commercial cultivation of i portulaca oleracea i as a crop a review |
| topic | purslane wild edible species stress tolerance nitrogen application organic amendment farming systems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/6/1246 |
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