Claim · model-written summary
Nitrate concentrations in the microgreens remained low and within safe limits for leafy vegetables in all treatments.
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Verbatim
t0“Brassica Microgreens”
e1“nitrate concentrations remained low and within safe limits for leafy vegetables in all treatments”
Title
Michele Ciriello; Christophe El-Nakhel; Giovanna Marta Fusco; et al. Plants 2026. doi:10.3390/plants15030465
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- Observation Pak choi showed higher constitutive levels of chlorophyll a, anthocyanins and key osmotic ions than mibuna.
- Observation Mibuna had a higher dry matter content, approximately 7%, compared with 5.86% in pak choi.
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- Intervention effect Using peat increased dry yield of Brassica microgreens by almost 48% compared with the substrate-free system.
- Intervention effect Peat increased malate in Brassica microgreens by 277%.
- Intervention effect Peat increased citrate in Brassica microgreens by 102%.
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