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The State-of-the-Art Horticulture in the Balkan Region

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 6289

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Boris Duralija

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Department of Pomology, Division of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: pomology; biodiversity; sustainable growing; berry fruits; fruit quality
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Prof. Dr. Jelena Popović-Djordjević

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Department for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: phytochemistry; environmental science; agricultural plant science; environmental chemistry; food quality and safety; organic chemistry
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Dr. Michailidis Michail

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1. Laboratory of Pomology, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
2. Joint Laboratory of Horticulture, Institute of Soil and Water Resources, ELGO-Dimitra, 57001 Thessaloniki-Thermi, Greece
Interests: agriculture; plant nutrition; fertilizers; proteomics; horticulture; fruit quality; fruit science; postharvest physiology; postharvest; postharvest biology; pomology; sweet cherry; metabolomics; transcriptomics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Balkan region is known worldwide for its horticultural production and production of some unique flowers, medicinal and aromatic plants, vegetables, and fruits. In this area, some cultivars of different horticultural species are grown, which are common in many countries outside the Balkans. There are long traditions and innovative initiatives in this field, and in the last decade, more and more scientific studies has been carried out.

Horticultural plants contain a wide range of nutrients and health-promoting substances. They are a rich source of various bioactive compounds such as phenolic compounds, carotenoids, carbohydrates, organic acids, proteins, tocopherols, essential oils, pectins, tannins, fatty acids, oils, aromatic substances, enzymes, vitamins, minerals (K, Ca, P, Fe, Mg, and Mn), dietary fiber, and others. Cultivation methods can significantly affect the chemical composition of fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, medicinal plants, spices, etc. All this highlights their role as functional foods that could be used in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.

The idea of this Special Issue is to collect the latest horticultural achievements in this region from active scientific projects and to promote a better connection between well-developed countries and Balkan scientists. All original manuscripts dealing with state-of-the-art horticulture in the Balkan region are welcome for submission. Review manuscripts that provide data that contribute to the comprehensive knowledge of the subject SI will also be accepted.

Prof. Dr. Boris Duralija
Prof. Dr. Jelena Popović-Djordjević
Dr. Michailidis Michail
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • horticulture
  • vegetables
  • fruits
  • ornamental plants
  • turf grass
  • viticulture
  • water and nutrition management
  • postharvest technology
  • growing practices
  • nutritional composition
  • antioxidants
  • health benefits

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Phytonutrient Composition of Two Phenotypes of Physalis alkekengi L. Fruit
by Venelina Popova, Nadezhda Mazova, Tanya Ivanova, Nadezhda Petkova, Magdalena Stoyanova, Albena Stoyanova, Sezai Ercisli, Amine Assouguem, Mohammed Kara, Samar Zuhair Alshawwa and Omkulthom Al Kamaly
Horticulturae 2022, 8(5), 373; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050373 - 25 Apr 2022
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Physalis alkekengi L. is the only representative of the genus Physalis (Solanaceae) that is native to Bulgaria, found in wild habitats under different climatic and soil conditions. The plant is poisonous, but produces edible fruit, which are a source of functional nutrients—vitamins, phenolic [...] Read more.
Physalis alkekengi L. is the only representative of the genus Physalis (Solanaceae) that is native to Bulgaria, found in wild habitats under different climatic and soil conditions. The plant is poisonous, but produces edible fruit, which are a source of functional nutrients—vitamins, phenolic antioxidants, minerals, etc. Therefore, the objective of this work was to determine the presence of certain nutrient and bioactive substances in two phenotypes of P. alkekengi fruit from Bulgaria, in order to better reveal the prospects of fruit use in nutrition. Different macro and micronutrients were determined in the fruit—protein, ash, lipids, fiber, natural pigments, sugars, amino acids, minerals—and the results showed differences between the phenotypes. Fruit energy values were low and identical in the samples, 43 kcal/100 g. The fruits were rich in extractable phenolics (TPC, 17.74–20.25 mg GAE/100 g FW; flavonoids, 15.84–18.03 mg QE/100 g FW) and demonstrated good antioxidant activity (DPPH, 171.55–221.26 mM TE/g; FRAP, 193.18–256.35 mM TE/g). P. alkekengi fruits were processed to obtain a dry extract with ethanol (yield 47.92–58.6%), and its individual composition was identified (GC-MS). The results in this study supported the presumed phytonutritive potential of P. alkekengi fruit, thus, opening doors for further research. Full article
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Cultivar Differences on Nutraceuticals of Grape Juices and Seeds
by Mehmet Settar Unal, Muhammet Ali Gundesli, Sezai Ercisli, Muhammed Kupe, Amine Assouguem, Riaz Ullah, Rafa Almeer and Agnieszka Najda
Horticulturae 2022, 8(3), 267; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8030267 - 20 Mar 2022
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In this study, nutraceutical properties of fruit juice and seeds, which are important for human health, of green (Kabarcik, Cavus), red (red Globe) and black (Honusu, Yildiz, Yediveren and Helvani) skin colored grape cultivars grown in same ecological conditions were investigated. Harvest period, [...] Read more.
In this study, nutraceutical properties of fruit juice and seeds, which are important for human health, of green (Kabarcik, Cavus), red (red Globe) and black (Honusu, Yildiz, Yediveren and Helvani) skin colored grape cultivars grown in same ecological conditions were investigated. Harvest period, number of seeds, cluster form, cluster weight, berry weight, berry color and usage area were determined as morphological parameters. The Folin-Ciocalteu method was used for total phenol content analysis. The total antioxidant status of juices and seeds of grape cultivars have been determined by 2,2–diphenyl−1–picryl-hydrazyl–hydrate (DPPH), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assays. Seeds of all grape cultivars exhibited higher nutraceuticals than fruit juices. Total phenolic content of seed samples was found to be quite variable in range of 1.90 mg GAE/g (cv. Yildiz)–3.46 mg GAE/g (cv. Honusu) fresh weight base (FW), indicating 2 folds of differences between green and black grape cultivars. Green and black cultivars also showed the lowest and the highest total phenolic content in juices between 1.69 (cv. Yediveren) and 2.45 (cv. Honusu mg GAE/g FW). Seeds and fruit juices of all cultivars analyzed showed high antioxidant capacity and total phenol content. Of all different colored cultivars, black peel-colored cultivars had the highest values and combined better morphological and nutraceutical traits with an excellent berry qualitative profile for cv. Honusu and Helvani. Full article
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