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Horticulturae, Volume 8, Issue 9

2022 September - 99 articles

Cover Story: Approximately one billion people globally do not obtain the recommended amount of selenium (Se). In severe cases, dietary Se deficiency causes health problems. Plants are capable of transforming mineral selenium into organic forms, more bioavailable for humans. Tomato, one of the most consumed fresh horticultural produce worldwide, is a good candidate to supplement the human diet with organic Se. We designed four alternative strategies for producing Se-enriched tomato fruit. Spraying tomato plants with sodium selenate or chemically synthesized Se nanoparticles and dipping the harvested fruit in a sodium selenate solution allow us to sustainably produce tomatoes containing different Se levels, providing fruit with nutraceutical properties. View this paper
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Articles (99)

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,970 Views
17 Pages

The prediction and early detection of physiological disorders based on the nutritional conditions and stress of plants are extremely vital for the growth and production of crops. High-throughput phenotyping is an effective nondestructive method to un...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,868 Views
20 Pages

Functional Characterization of Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis L.) CsCBF2 Gene Involved in Multiple Abiotic Stress Response in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)

  • Qiying Zhou,
  • Dongxiao Liu,
  • Yiwan Wei,
  • Ning Ma,
  • Ruijiao Zhang,
  • Zengya Zhang,
  • Changjun Jiang and
  • Hongyu Yuan

C-repeat binding factors/dehydration responsive element binding factors 1 (CBFs/DREB1s) are a small family of transcription factors that play important roles in plant resistance to various external stresses. However, functional characterization of te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,173 Views
12 Pages

Maturity, Ripening and Quality of ‘Donghong’ Kiwifruit Evaluated by the Kiwi-Meter™

  • Wenjun Huang,
  • Zhouqian Wang,
  • Qi Zhang,
  • Shaoran Feng,
  • Jeremy Burdon and
  • Caihong Zhong

Traditional destructive fruit assessment methodologies are currently being replaced by non-destructive alternatives. The Kiwi-Meter™ is promoted as a non-destructive device for assessment of kiwifruit maturation and ripening. In this study, thr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,638 Views
17 Pages

The study of the regulatory mechanism of exogenous plant growth regulators (PGRs) on the relevant physiological indicators is essential to maintain the normal growth of Rosa hybrida under high-temperature conditions. The photosynthetic and physiologi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,261 Views
17 Pages

UVA Enhanced Promotive Effects of Blue Light on the Antioxidant Capacity and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis of Pak Choi

  • Jing Huang,
  • Xinying Liu,
  • Qichang Yang,
  • Bingfu Lei,
  • Yinjian Zheng,
  • Zhonghua Bian,
  • Sen Wang,
  • Wei Li,
  • Pengpeng Mao and
  • Yaliang Xu

Anthocyanins are widely common natural antioxidants and represent an important economic feature in vegetables, but the potential response of UVA–blue co-irradiation on the anthocyanin biosynthesis of pak choi is not clear. Here, we investigated...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,623 Views
7 Pages

Improvements for the Micropropagation of Hybrid Hazelnut (C. americana × C. avellana)

  • Renata P. Pincelli-Souza,
  • Laise Sousa Moreira and
  • Jerry D. Cohen

The micropropagation of hybrid hazelnut (Corylus americana × Corylus avellana) has been limited in its agricultural application due to the lack of efficient procedures for tissue culture and root organogenesis. We established an efficient steri...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,634 Views
11 Pages

Effects of Pruning Mulch on Nutrient Concentration of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Fruit under Subtropical Conditions

  • Antonio Aguirre-Arcos,
  • Minerva García-Carmona,
  • Marino Pedro Reyes-Martín,
  • Layla M. San-Emeterio,
  • Emilia Fernández-Ondoño and
  • Irene Ortiz-Bernad

In this study, avocados of the Hass variety cultivated in Almuñécar (Granada, Spain) are analyzed after soil mulching with pruning debris. The mulch treatment assay was composed of pruning wastes from subtropical crops (avocado, cherimo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,981 Views
12 Pages

Fertilizer Nitrogen Application for Short-Day Onion Production: From Field to Table

  • Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva,
  • Camila Rodrigues,
  • Laurel Dunn,
  • George Cavender and
  • Timothy Coolong

Long growing seasons, relatively shallow root system, coarse textured soils, and variability of the subtropical environmental conditions of the southeastern U.S. create challenges for nitrogen (N) fertilizer management of short-day onions. The object...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,726 Views
19 Pages

Comparative Study of Different Crassulaceae Species for Their Potential Use as Plant Covers to Improve Thermal Performance of Green Roofs

  • Gonzalo Gurrea-Ysasi,
  • Vicente Blanca-Giménez,
  • Pascual Fernández de Córdova,
  • Carles Cortés-Olmos,
  • Adrián Rodríguez-Burruezo and
  • Inmaculada C. Fita

The presence of green roofs in urban areas improves the energy efficiency of buildings; contributes to the capture of CO2, decreasing pollution; and improves the appearance of cities, increasing their sustainability. Additionally, green roofs must in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,507 Views
14 Pages

Knowledge of the heritability, genetic advance, and stability of key traits, such as the height to the first fruit, trunk circumference, number of marketable fruit, wasted fruit, fruit weight, fruit width, fruit length, flesh thickness, cavity width,...

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