Funding Information: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04035%2F2020/PT Publisher Copyright: © Živić, et al.; Seven commercially available apples varieties in Portugal (Jongold, Pink Lady, Reineta, Fuji, Gala, Golden and Granny) were analyzed for their physical and chemical properties. In this context, mineral content, height, weight, diameter, firmness, total solids soluble content, color,...
Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; Zinc enrichment of edible food products, through the soil and/or foliar application of fertilizers, is a strategy that can increase the contents of some nutrients, namely Zn. In this context, a workflow for agronomic enrichment with zinc was carried out on irrigated Vitis vinifera cv. Syrah, aiming to evaluate the mobilization of photoassimilates to the winegrapes an...
Funding Information: The authors give thanks to Lourenço Palha, Cátia Silva (COTArroz) and Orivárzea (Orizicultores do Ribatejo, S.A.) for their technical assistance. We also thank the research centers (GeoBioTec) UIDB/04035/2020, (CEF) UIDB/00239/2020 and Associate Laboratory TERRA (LA/P/0092/2020) for support facilities.; There is a growing need for strategic actions involving efficient water use, sustainable...
Funding information: This work received funding from PDR2020-101-030719. Publisher Copyright: © Coelho, et al.; Potato (Solanum tuberosum L) is one of the most important food crops worldwide, being a carbohydrate-rich food and presenting a good source of vitamins and minerals. Moreover, the mineral enrichment of potatoes through foliar application has been implemented over the years, namely in calcium (Ca). As ...
This research was funded by PDR2020, grant number 101-030671. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.; Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most economically and socially important cereals in the world. Several strategies such as biofortification have been developed in a way eco-friendly and sustainable to enhance crop productivity. This study implemented an agronomic itinerary in Ariete and Ceres rice vari...
The authors thank Engenier Luís Silva (Adega Cooperativa de Palmela-Casa Agrícola Nunes Oliveira da Silva Lda) for technical assistance to project PDR2020-101-030727– for the financial support. Associate Laboratory TERRA (LA/P/0092/2020). This work was further supported in part by the research center Grant N°. UID/FIS/04559/2020 to LIBPhys-UNL, from the FCT/MCTES/PIDDAC and by the project PDR2020-101-030727. Pu...
Funding Information: This work received funding from PDR2020-101-030734 and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT), Portugal, through the research unit UID/FIS/04559/2020 (LIBPhys) from the FCT/MCTES/PIDDAC. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors.; Following an agronomic approach for the Ca enrichment of Rocha pears, this study aimed to assess the interactions between mineral nutrients in fruit ...
This work received funding from PDR2020-101-030701 and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia,I.P. (FCT)
Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.; Calcium is essential for plants, yet as its mobility is limited, the understanding of the rate of Ca2+ accumulation and deposition in tissues of tubers, as well as the interactions with other critical nutrients prompted this study. To assess the interactions and differential accumulation of micro and macronutrients in the tissues of...
PDR2020-101-030727; Grapes and wine are widely consumed in the world, yet their mineral content can be influenced by many factors such as the mineral composition of soils, viticulture practices and environmental conditions. In this context, considering the importance of Zn in the human physiology, the enrichment of Moscatel and Castelão grapes (white and red variety, respectively) with this nutrient prompted th...