Naslov
Growth conditions may affect the nutritional quality of wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum L.)

Autori
Lisjak, Miroslav ; Kristić, Marija ; Grubišić, Sanja ; Rebekić, Andrijana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of abstracts of 4th International Conference on Plant Biology (23rd SPPS Meeting) / Milutinović, Milica - Beograd : Serbian Plant Physiology Society ; Institute for Biological Research Siniša Stanković ; Biološki fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, 2022, 38-38

ISBN
978-86-912591-6-7

Skup
4th International Conference on Plant Biology ; 23rd SPPS Meeting

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 06.10.2022. - 08.10.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
functional food ; food supplement ; home cultivation ; wheatgrass

Sažetak
Young shoots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), called wheat grass, contain numerous phytochemicals that are essential to humans such as fatty acids, enzymes and antioxidants. As a rich source of chlorophyll, vitamins, minerals, and unlike wheat grain it doesn't contain gluten, it's becoming increasingly popular as a food supplement in people's daily diet. Young plant seedlings can also be rich in bioavailable forms of zinc and selenium, the key players in health and immunity. This study examined the genotypic specificity of 100 varieties and 5 wild relatives of wheatgrass, grown in fully controlled conditions, regarding the content of biologically active compounds that positively affect human health. Based on the obtained results, 9 varieties were sown in open field conditions and biofortified with zinc and selenium. From the harvested biofortified grain, wheatgrass has been grown in controlled conditions. The influence of the term of cutting and different growth conditions, on the content of chloroplast pigments, phenols, flavonoids, flavanols, phenolic acids, ascorbic acid, proline, lipid peroxidation, metal chelating capacity and antioxidant activity of fresh wheatgrass juice, have been examined. The variety of wheat, biofortification and the oscillation of ecological parameters during growth, as well as the intensity and duration of irradiation, the temperature and water availability, significantly influenced the examined parameters. The research revealed which varieties and growth conditions can be recommended for home cultivation, in order to maintain the optimal nutritional value of this functional food supplement.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija), Biotehnologija

POVEZANOST RADA