Commercial juices of sweet pomegranates and fresh sour–sweet were analysed for organic acids, sugars, antioxidant activity, volatile composition, sensory profile consumer liking. Organic acids sugars by high-performance liquid chromatography, while volatiles extracted using hydrodistillation gas chromatography–mass spectrometry chromatography–flame ionisation detector. Malic acid was predominant in citric samples. Fructose glucose found as the all juices. A total 18 compounds pomegranate...

Adult pomegranate trees [Punica granatum (L.) cultivars Wonderful and Mollar de Elche] were submitted to different irrigation treatments during the 2015 2016 seasons. Control (T0) plants drip irrigated guarantee non-limiting soil water conditions; T1 subjected withholding flowering-fruit set period for 64 (2015) 53 (2016) days, resuming as in T0 subsequently. In both cultivars, results demonstrated that sensitivity stress is very small, being possible suppress or reduce (at least, while...

Due to its high content of bioactive compounds, the lemon is considered one most relevant species around world. Its great economic importance motivated, in addition fresh consumption, by applications medical, pharmaceutical, and food industries, etc. However, chemical nutritional composition not constant can be influenced external factors such as variety, weather conditions, crop management, Determining compositional variations fruit, essential defining potential use, was main objective this...

The elaboration and definition of “metabolic fingerprints” can subsidize both the identification determination plant varieties, as well increase in knowledge about responses adaptations plants to external and/or internal factors. lemon tree (Citrus limon Burm.) is one most important crops Spanish southeast often consumed around world. Although study characterization its fruits are common due economic interest, leaves limited specific functionalized studies related objective work (extraction...

Abstract Background The soil microbiota has a direct impact on plant development and other metabolic systems, such as the degradation of organic matter availability microelements metabolites. In context agricultural soils, microbial activity is crucial for maintaining health productivity. Thus, present study aimed to identify, characterize, quantify communities four types substrates with varying proportions marine port sediment used cultivating lemons. By investigating diversity relative...

Abstract For the maintenance of economic activity ports, it is necessary to dredge marine sediments in order guarantee their depth. These sediments, considered by European legislation as residues, present relevant limitations use and generate environmental problems concerning final disposal. In this context, work aims identify phytoremediated dredged potential an alternative traditional substrate (peat) horticultural growing through two-years controlled strawberry cultivation. The media...

The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology was applied to identify the potential environmental impact of dredged sediments used as growing media for food crops. came from Livorno port and were previously phytoremediated. For assay, strawberry plants (Fragaria x ananassa Duch vr. ‘San Andreas’) used. cultivated on three different substrates (100% peat, 100% sediment 50% mix peat/sediment) real culture process. LCA calculated analyzed according ISO 14040:2006 by SimaPro software. ReCipe...

Although the dredging of ports is a necessary management activity, it generates immense quantities sediments, that are defined by European Union as residues. On other hand, relevant peat demand for plant cultivation compromises its availability worldwide. In this context, present work wanted to find an alternative substrate in order replace and/or reduce use agriculture, through study suitability, concerning exchange substrate–plant–water pollutants, dredged remediated sediments...

The increasingly evident threat of depletion world peat bogs is encouraging the search for and study alternative agricultural substrates that can fully or partially replace peat, guaranteeing food supply (quality quantity). On other hand, identification potential reuse waste from relevant economic activities has increased in recent years, mainly motivated by change to a sustainable circular economy, as case port sediments. Taking into account significant volumes dredged sediments are...

The dredging materials extracted from seaports, considered as contaminants, can be a problem at the time of removal environmental point view. Currently, there is progressive exhaustion peatland; and therefore, substitute for peat mass growing substrate required. These reasons make it priority to seek solutions in both directions. For this reason has been want show suitability dredged sediment, after being bioremediated 3 years, new agriculture. Thus, were studied behavior remediated...

The increase in maritime trade and its global economic importance have forced port management actors to carry out the periodic dredging of their sediments maintain an adequate depth for passage large ships operation competitiveness. During process, volumes sediment are generated. Dredged is currently considered a waste material disposal regulated. Finding ways safely reuse necessary sustainable development. In this study, life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology was applied identify...

The maritime ports and terminals periodically carry out dredging activities. This operation is necessary in order to avoid the excessive accumulation of sediments areas maneuvering berthing ships. Thus, objective this study was investigate effect that dredged remediated have on quality bioactive components pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivar 'Purple Queen'. Pomegranate trees were grown three substrate-based treatments: Peat 100% (Pt as a control), (DRS), 50% mixture each (Pt-DRS)....

Lemon is one of the most significant crops globally, with annual production exceeding 20.8 million tons in 2021. Spain leads Europe over 62% lemon (1.17 2021). This study evaluated real impact cultivation conditions (rootstock and culture medium) on compositional characteristics ‘Verna’ lemons (peel juice) using 1H-MNR metabolomic identification techniques multivariate analyses. Twenty metabolites were identified both peel juice samples. Arginine, phenylalanine, ethanol, trigonelline absent...

The cultivation of fruit trees in protected environments is a technique that has been developed recent years for peaches and nectarines, but not apricots. This study was conducted to investigate the chemical composition fruits their quality indices variations variety ‘Mikado’ as function its under protective net or outdoors. As practical agronomic assay, homogeneous experimental plot used this study, where half apricot were cultivated netting, other without it. data showed total yield, no...

Cold soil and air temperatures reduce germination, seedling growth, stand establishment of many important agronomic horticultural crops. Chilling tolerance seeds is lost as they germinate grow into young seedlings. Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus cv. Poinsett 76) radicles lose chilling emerge elongate. at 2.5°C for 72 h reduced subsequent elongation 25°C by 12, 41, 77% 1‐, 10‐, 20‐mm‐long radicles, respectively. Radicle followed an exponential decline with increasing mannitol concentration r 2...

Water scarcity is a significant global risk affecting health, food security, economic development, social stability, environmental sustainability, and climate change adaptation. Implementing deficit irrigation strategies can improve water efficiency agricultural resilience. Spain, particularly the Region of Murcia, has pioneered apricot cultivation, with ‘Mirlo Rojo’ variety known for its high productivity, Sharka virus resistance, exceptional organoleptic qualities. This study evaluates...

Abstract Background: The soil microorganisms play a fundamental role in maintaining the key functions of these ecosystems, with emphasis on agricultural soils, since they present direct impact plant development and other metabolic systems as degradation organic matter, availability microelements and/or metabolites, among others. In this context, study aimed to identify, characterise quantify microbial communities four types soils different proportions port sediment used cultivate lemons....