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Exploring the impacts of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) germination on the...
Salvati, Diogo; Paschoalinotto, B. H.; Mandim, Filipa; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Steinmacher, Nádia Cristiane; Pereira, Carla; Dias, Maria InêsGermination is a natural, simple, and economical process used to improve the quality of nutritional and technological grains. In this study, native and sprouted sorghum flours were characterized regarding their technological properties (particle size distribution, water, and oil absorption capacity, swelling power and solubility, microscopy of starch granules, and pasting and thermal properties). Nutritional an...
Domestication of wild edible species: the response of Scolymus hispanicus plant...
Paschoalinotto, B. H.; Polyzos, Nikolaos; Compocholi, Maria; Rouphael, Youssef; Alexopoulos, Alexios; Dias, Maria Inês; Barros, LillianScolymus hispanicus L. is a wild edible species with wide distribution in the Mediterranean area. Recent research has focused on the domestication of wild edible greens, which is essential for the preservation of agroecosystems and the increase in biodiversity, especially under the adversely changing climate conditions. In the present work, the aim was to evaluate the response of S. hispanicus plants to differe...
Fertilization of pot-grown Cichorium spinosum L.: how it can affect plant growt...
Polyzos, Nikolaos; Paschoalinotto, B. H.; Compocholi, Maria; Pinela, José; Heleno, Sandrina A.; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Dias, Maria Inês; Barros, LillianCichorium spinosum L. is a perennial wild edible plant that is usually found near the coasts of the Mediterranean basin. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of the fertilization regime on the growth and chemical profile of pot-grown C. spinosum plants, as well as the effect of extraction protocol (aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts on bioactive properties). For this purpose, plants were fertilized vi...