The Impact of the Growing Substrate on Morphological and Biochemical Features of <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L.
Nowadays, intensive agriculture correlated with the impact of climate change has led to nutrient soil depletion and the salinization of agricultural lands, making them unsuitable for conventional agricultural crops, with a direct impact on the food industry. Therefore, it is necessary to find sustai...
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| author | Carmen Gabriela Constantin Mihaela Maria Zugravu Mihaela Georgescu Mugurași Florin Constantin Andrei Moț Maria Paraschiv Aurora Dobrin |
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| description | Nowadays, intensive agriculture correlated with the impact of climate change has led to nutrient soil depletion and the salinization of agricultural lands, making them unsuitable for conventional agricultural crops, with a direct impact on the food industry. Therefore, it is necessary to find sustainable alternative solutions that satisfy the needs of both consumers and food production. One such solution may be represented by salt-tolerant species that can fulfill food requirements. One of the most promising salt-tolerant plant species that can be used is <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. The present work was conducted in greenhouse conditions, and the adaptability of the species on different cultivation substrates was investigated by means of monitoring the plant indicators such as cuticle, epidermis, parenchyma, polyphenols content, and minerals. Moreover, the correlation between the polyphenol and mineral contents was highlighted. Therefore, three cultivation substrates with different levels of salinity/electrical conductivity were used. The reference (I) for biochemical indicators was represented by the plant grown in natural salinity conditions in the Southeast region of Romania. The results indicate that <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. can be grown on different cultivation substrates other than salted soils, the plant showing the capacity to accumulate bioactive compounds similar to natively grown ones. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92db5958809b491dbf198a5207f0a6622023-11-19T14:04:51ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-09-0113191083510.3390/app131910835The Impact of the Growing Substrate on Morphological and Biochemical Features of <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L.Carmen Gabriela Constantin0Mihaela Maria Zugravu1Mihaela Georgescu2Mugurași Florin Constantin3Andrei Moț4Maria Paraschiv5Aurora Dobrin6Research Center for Studies of Food Quality and Agricultural Products, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 București, RomaniaResearch Center for Studies of Food Quality and Agricultural Products, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 București, RomaniaFaculty of Horticulture, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 București, RomaniaResearch Center for Studies of Food Quality and Agricultural Products, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 București, RomaniaResearch Center for Studies of Food Quality and Agricultural Products, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 București, RomaniaNational Institute of R&D for Biological Sciences, 060031 București, RomaniaResearch Center for Studies of Food Quality and Agricultural Products, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 București, RomaniaNowadays, intensive agriculture correlated with the impact of climate change has led to nutrient soil depletion and the salinization of agricultural lands, making them unsuitable for conventional agricultural crops, with a direct impact on the food industry. Therefore, it is necessary to find sustainable alternative solutions that satisfy the needs of both consumers and food production. One such solution may be represented by salt-tolerant species that can fulfill food requirements. One of the most promising salt-tolerant plant species that can be used is <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. The present work was conducted in greenhouse conditions, and the adaptability of the species on different cultivation substrates was investigated by means of monitoring the plant indicators such as cuticle, epidermis, parenchyma, polyphenols content, and minerals. Moreover, the correlation between the polyphenol and mineral contents was highlighted. Therefore, three cultivation substrates with different levels of salinity/electrical conductivity were used. The reference (I) for biochemical indicators was represented by the plant grown in natural salinity conditions in the Southeast region of Romania. The results indicate that <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. can be grown on different cultivation substrates other than salted soils, the plant showing the capacity to accumulate bioactive compounds similar to natively grown ones.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/19/10835halophytesphenolicsflavonoidsmicro and macro nutrientscell morphologysaline agriculture |
| spellingShingle | Carmen Gabriela Constantin Mihaela Maria Zugravu Mihaela Georgescu Mugurași Florin Constantin Andrei Moț Maria Paraschiv Aurora Dobrin The Impact of the Growing Substrate on Morphological and Biochemical Features of <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. Applied Sciences halophytes phenolics flavonoids micro and macro nutrients cell morphology saline agriculture |
| title | The Impact of the Growing Substrate on Morphological and Biochemical Features of <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. |
| title_full | The Impact of the Growing Substrate on Morphological and Biochemical Features of <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of the Growing Substrate on Morphological and Biochemical Features of <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of the Growing Substrate on Morphological and Biochemical Features of <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. |
| title_short | The Impact of the Growing Substrate on Morphological and Biochemical Features of <i>Salicornia europaea</i> L. |
| title_sort | impact of the growing substrate on morphological and biochemical features of i salicornia europaea i l |
| topic | halophytes phenolics flavonoids micro and macro nutrients cell morphology saline agriculture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/19/10835 |
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