Microgreens—a New Trend in Plant Production
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 2210
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microgreens; herbal plants; controlled environmental agriculture; light in plant cultivation; nutritional value of vegetables
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Dear Colleagues,
Microgreens are a new way of cultivating an abundance of edible plant species. They are valued primarily for their wide variety of flavours, range of colours and varied textures, as well as for their potential health benefits. Many species can be grown as microgreens in different cultivation environments, substrates, and fertilisers and to varying scales of production.
The growth and quality of microgreens can be influenced by many environmental and operational factors such as substrate, light and nutrient input. These factors need to be considered on a species-specific basis to achieve optimum yield and product quality. However, many technical challenges for growing microgreens remain unaddressed. As such, nutritional evaluations, produce safety, and modern cultivation constitute great opportunities for future research.
The popularity of microgreens as a superfood is growing rapidly, but there is a lack of consolidated research that offers actionable insights for product developers, nutritionists, and food scientists. The main goal of this Special Issue is to gather the most recent studies on multiple aspects of microgreens, including their nutritional and socioeconomic benefits and cultivation systems.
Dr. Barbara Frąszczak
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microgreens
- plant growth
- plant quality
- nutrition value
- modern cultivation
- urban agriculture
- food security
- functional foods
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