Combination of light quality and melatonin regulates the quality in mustard sprouts

Aolian Zhou; Jiayi Tang; Ying Li; Wenjuan Cheng; Xingwei Yao; Victor Hugo Escalona; Guiping Qian; Jie Ma; Xuena Yu; Huanxiu Li; Zhi Huang; Yi Tang; Fen Zhang; Zhifeng Chen; Bo Sun

Food Chemistry: X (Oct 2024)

Combination of light quality and melatonin regulates the quality in mustard sprouts

Aolian Zhou,
Jiayi Tang,
Ying Li,
Wenjuan Cheng,
Xingwei Yao,
Victor Hugo Escalona,
Guiping Qian,
Jie Ma,
Xuena Yu,
Huanxiu Li,
Zhi Huang,
Yi Tang,
Fen Zhang,
Zhifeng Chen,
Bo Sun

Affiliations

Aolian Zhou: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Jiayi Tang: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Ying Li: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Wenjuan Cheng: State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300192, China
Xingwei Yao: State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300192, China
Victor Hugo Escalona: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Chile, Santa Rosa 11315, Santiago 8820808, Metropolitan Region, Chile
Guiping Qian: Chengdu Jinniu District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu 610037, China
Jie Ma: Bijie lnstitute of Agricultural Science, Bijie 551700, China
Xuena Yu: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Huanxiu Li: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Zhi Huang: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Yi Tang: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Fen Zhang: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
Zhifeng Chen: College of Biology and Agriculture Technology, Zunyi Normal University, Zunyi 563000, China; Corresponding author.
Bo Sun: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Corresponding author at: College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23
p. 101560

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Mustard sprouts is a new form of vegetable product that is gaining attention due to its high content of health-promoting compounds such as glucosinolates. This study investigated the effects of different light qualities (white, red, and blue) alone and in combination with 100 μmol L−1 melatonin on the growth and health-promoting substance content of mustard sprouts. The results showed that white light + melatonin treatment promoted the accumulation of glucosinolates in sprouts (compared with white light increased by 47.89%). The edible fresh weight of sprouts treated with red light + melatonin was the highest, followed by white light + melatonin treatment. In addition, the sprouts treated with blue light + melatonin contained more ascorbic acid, flavonoids, and total phenolics. Therefore, the combined treatment of light quality (especially white light) and melatonin can provide a new strategy to improve the quality of mustard sprouts.

Published in Food Chemistry: X

ISSN: 2590-1575 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply; Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/food-chemistry-x

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